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courtesy of The Free Press (31st Jan 2003)

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Value Added Results Make BRGS Best Performing School In The
Valley
Everyone knows that BRGS is a successful
school, but then, many people argue that we should be - after
all, pupils must pass a competetive entrance exam to get
into BRGS so we get some of the best students the valley has
to
offer.
However, a new style of league table produced in Lancashire
doesn't just look at exam results, but measures how much pupils
have improved since joining the school. Pupils' Key Stage 2
tests are compared to their KS3 test results to see how much
they
have improved.
BRGS is the fifth best school in Lancashire for exam results.
and the third placed school for value-added performance! Reason
then for our students to celebrate.
Mr. Morris said:
"I think the new system is much
more realistic. In fact, the five Valley schools are ranked
very closely together now and I wouldn't be surprised if the
order changes in the future."
"This indicates we have some very good schools in Rossendale
and there is not the wide disparity you see in other areas."
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