Sheffield school ranked in top five per cent nationally for A-Level performance

King Ecgbert School said they have received a 'record breaking' number of applications to join next year's Year 12

A Sheffield school have been ranked within the top five per cent nationally for the progress which their A-Level students make year in and year out.

King Ecgbert School in Dore are celebrating after receiving certification from the A-Level performance system to say that its sixth form, for the past three years, has performed in the top five per cent of schools, private schools and colleges.

The school, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, received a national position of 2.33 per cent and was compared to 2,817 schools and colleges across the UK.

Headteacher Paul Haigh said that King Ecgbert School has the 'winning' formula

Director of Sixth Form Rebecca McCairns said: "This is an incredible achievement for our cohort of A-Level and BTEC students and staff who worked so hard to achieve these grades.