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An Exeter school has been ranked as the leading independent school in Devon in key areas of a performance table, the Exeter Express and Echo reports.
The Maynard School, the second oldest girls’ school in the country, has scored exceptionally well in the Department for Education’s schools performance tables, based on A-level and GCSE results from 2016.
Last year’s, pupils at the school celebrated a 100 per cent pass rate (grade C or above) at maths and English GCSE.
It was the top school in the whole of Devon for its English baccalaureate, a performance measure that scores schools according to how well pupils have performed in up to eight core GCSE subjects including maths, English, the sciences, a language and history or geography.
Headmistress Sarah Dunn said: “These are outstanding results from very talented, hard-working girls and I am extremely proud that The Maynard has been recognised as Devon’s best with a 93% English baccalaureate scoring. But what is also so pleasing is to be ranked as the leading independent school in the county across the entire GCSE performance tables board.
“Happy girls are successful girls and these tables are testament to the fantastic pastoral care of our students and the warm, friendly environment we promote here.”
The Maynard was also the top scoring independent school in the county at A-level for the highest percentage of students to achieve AAB or higher in at least two facilitating subjects.
These include all those most commonly required for entry into leading universities including biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, further maths, geography, history, English literature and classical or modern languages.
Miss Dunn said: “I am not only delighted to be recognised as the best in the south west and 16th nationally for our GCSE results by The Daily Telegraph, but also to achieve such marvellous A-level results. The expert staff here strive daily to deliver the best independent education possible and it is just brilliant to have this officially recognised.”
She added that the school is also looking forward to announcing its scholar intake and, in particular, those who will be awarded the highly coveted 100 per cent awards under the new Maynard Award Scheme.