Top School

Well done those teachers, support staff and governors.

Lovely picture and well done that school.
My niece lives in this area and it is very interestingly multi-ethnic with people from all around the world living together. There are parades of little shops and they tell a story. My favourite shop name The Pork Shop. Filling a niche that the halal butchers don't cater for
It is not amazing that there is a high proportion of English second language in this school though. It is becoming clear that children from immigrant communities are currently doing somewhat better than white working class children (a statistical average) and this is probably due to the attitude of the parents.
Spoke briefly to a lovely young man yesterday, just been to his graduation ceremony, grew up in the local indian restaurant. I said "well done" in Welsh and he replied Diolch.

Well done that school, I lived just down the road in Whalley Range during the 70's and like granactivist, have worked in sw in that area. Great, great news.

Good news about schools! Thank you, grannyactivist. Congratulations to St Mary's.

That is so good. Well done the staff. That's a fantastic contribution they are making.

Well done the kids too.

Thanks for the link granny-a.

Oh, that's great news. I worked at the local probation office, too, for three years in the 90s. A fantastic community with some really pro-active parents, teachers and community leaders wanting their kids to rise above the reputation that had been acquired because of gang rivalry.

Wonderful news.

Oops, my apologies - I should also have mentioned the school governors - no school does that well without a sterling group of them beavering away in the background.