Warrington primary recognised as one of highest achieving in UK

Head of Grappenhall Heys Primary, Kelly Jackson, received a letter from the Minister of State Damian Hinds who delivered the exciting news.

In his letter addressed to Ms Jackson he congratulated the school for being in the ‘top 2 per cent of primary schools in the country’ that had 90 per cent of pupils exceed the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Mr Hinds said: “I would like to congratulate you, your staff and your pupils on the very high standard of achievement demonstrated in the reading, writing and mathematics Key Stage 2 assessment last year.”

Confirming the school’s high results which were first published on December 14 last year, he added: “This means that for achievement in reading, writing and mathematics, Grappenhall Heys Community Primary School is in the top 2 per cent of primary schools in the country.”

Letter from Minister for Schools MP Damian Hinds to head teacher of Grappenhall Heys Primary, Kelly Jackson (Image: Grappenhall Heys Primary)

“The government wants to ensure that every child has the fluency in reading, writing and mathematics necessary to prepare them for a successful secondary education and beyond, which is why I was delighted to see your results”, he continued.

The Minister of State signed off the letter by saying: “Thank you for your work in continuing to drive towards higher academic standards, and congratulations again to you and your staff for your commitment and success.”

In a social media post published by Grappenhall Heys commenting on the recent letter, the school said: “We are very proud to have our school performance recognised as being in the top 2 per cent of schools nationally.

“A huge congratulations and thank you to the entire staff team, our governors, parents and most importantly our wonderful pupils. An awesome GHCPS team effort.”