Pupils at Mintlaw Academy surpassed themselves as the school continued to beat national and shire wide averages in key studies.
Figures released for the 2014/15 school term show that students at the academy have continued to improve on the year previous’ results in key areas like numeracy and literacy as well as positive destinations for those who have completed their studies.
Students leaving the school and achieving a positive destination – meaning employment, apprenticeships and further or higher education, rose from 93.4% to 96%, bringing it above the Aberdeenshire average of 95.6%.
The school has bettered national and shire averages at different levels in literacy and numeracy while continually outscoring it’s Virtual Comparator – a performance benchmarking tool based on the social and economic background of the academy.
The school has set out a long term improvement strategy to try and “re-define the ethos of the school and raise aspirations and expectations”.
The academy has also strengthened links with primary schools with a focus on numeracy.
Article from Buchan Observer by Sean O’Neil
