Well Done Bower Park School

Bower Park School are celebrating after their 2008 GCSE Exam result jumped a massive 11% on the previous years. The amount of pupils receiving five A* to C grade GCSE’s including English and Maths increased from 24% to 35%. Without English and Maths, the Five A* to C grades increased from 38% to 44%.

The results at Bower Park have increased year on year since Head Teacher Mary Morrison joined the school in September 2004, with this year being one of the biggest increases to date. Staff were in school downloading the result information for the children to collect at 10.00 on Thursday 21st August.

Head Teacher, Mary Morrison said, “I am extremely proud of the achievement of our pupils over the last 12 months in gaining such a good set of results, all of the pupils have been a credit to the school, I must also say a big thank you to all of the school staff who have contributed towards this excellent progress”.

Mrs Morrison went on “After the last few months we have had at Bower Park with people doubting our achievements, this result is clear for all to see, I never doubted the students ability and the commitment of the staff to enable us to achieve
Well over 30%”.



As the result is above the 29% level set by Government, the school will no longer be listed on the National School Challenge list of 638 schools named earlier this year. At the time of the list being made public, one local political party decided to print a leaflet that advocated they would “Save the school from closure”, at the time the Head Teacher had to detract for teaching duties to issue a statement of fact countering the leaflet.

Local Councillor and School Governor, Andrew Mann said “This is another brilliant result for Bower Park students and staff, all of which deserve praise for what they have achieved over the last 12 months. Bower Park is a fantastic school within our community and these latest results are proof that it is moving and a changing school”.