Bridget Phillipson singled out 12 schools in Edgbaston
The Education Secretary has congratulated 12 schools in the Birmingham constituency of Edgbaston on their ‘excellent outcomes’ for disadvantaged pupils, ranking in the top quartile nationally.
It comes as the government seeks to strengthen its Universal RISE programme, a service providing high-quality resources across the school system.
Last year saw crumbling school buildings rebuilt, more teachers drafted into classrooms and attendance recovering across the country, Labour said.
The schools commended in Edgbaston were:
- Barford Primary
- City Road Primary
- St Paul’s School for Girls
- Chad Vale Primary
- St Mary’s Catholic Primary
- King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls
- Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary
- Lordswood Boys
- Hillcrest School and Sixth Form
- St Peter’s Catholic Primary
- Lift Four Dwellings Primary
- Woodhouse Primary Academy
Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, in a letter to headteachers, said: “ Congratulations to the teams at the 12 schools in Edgbaston. The schools’ performances place them among the very best nationally, and this is a significant achievement.”
Preet Gill, MP for Edgbaston, added: “As a former children’s services manager in the city, I know how much educational outcomes matter and how transformative great schools can be in a child’s life. No child should ever be written off or left behind.”
