Danes Educational Trust ranks top in Hertfordshire for all key measures in DfE report
Posted on: 30/03/2023At the beginning of March 2023 the DfE published Multi Academy Trust (MAT) performance data for the first time in three years.
Key Stage 4 performance data for Danes Educational Trust, which includes four eligible secondary schools: Chancellor’s School in Potter’s Bar, Croxley Danes School in Rickmansworth, Onslow St Audrey’s School in Hatfield, and St Clement Danes School in Chorleywood, has ensured Danes Educational Trust is ranked top in Hertfordshire for all key measures. Established in 2016 and now comprising 9 schools, the Trust is also ranked 2nd in the East of England for Attainment 8, Grade 5 and above in English and Maths and EBacc Average Point Score (APS) and 4th in the East of England for Progress 8. Nationally, for Attainment 8, Grade 5 and above in English and Maths and EBacc APS, Danes Educational Trust students are ranked in the top 10 of 193 MATs who are included in these measures and 14th nationally for Progress 8.
Progress 8, a measure of students' progress from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 4, shows on average that students who are part of Danes Educational Trust out-perform similar learners nationally by almost half a grade. The proportion of students in the Trust achieving the EBacc is also above the National Average, with 64% passing both English and Maths with a Strong Pass of Grade 5 and above as opposed to a Hertfordshire Average of 57% and a National Average of 50%.
Rachel Brindley, Director of Education for secondary provision at Danes Educational Trust, said: ‘While this data should be used cautiously in light of COVID’s uneven impact and the changes that were made to exams and grading, it does bear testament to the consistently collaborative, focused, thoughtful and unwavering efforts colleagues went to to ensure our students were safe, cared for and on track for a future beyond the pandemic. After a period of so much upheaval and disruption - none of which our children should have borne - we are delighted they have achieved so much. They, their families and their broader communities should be very proud.’.
Individually, Danes Educational Trust schools have also performed well. In 2022 Croxley Danes School received its first set of GCSE results with 60% achieving a Strong Pass in English and Maths, as did students at Chancellor’s School. St Clement Danes School scored in the top 10% in the country across all subjects. Onslow St Audrey’s School saw an improvement on all pre-pandemic measures over time and is well on its way - under the new and energetic leadership of Julie Jones - to becoming the school of choice for the Hatfield community.
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