A school is celebrating above average progress for GCSE pupils.

The Totteridge Academy achieved a positive result in a government progress report, which is a significant improvement to their previous grading.

Progress Eight, the government's way of measuring the progress of GCSE pupils, gave the school +0.34, compared to -0.45 in their last report.

In the measure, any figure above zero shows pupils are making progress above the national average.

Chris Fairbairn, principal of The Totteridge Academy, said: "I am delighted that our Progress 8 score is now above the national average and that, in just a year, we have been able to achieve a tremendous improvement. We look forward to seeing our results improve even further as we continue to raise aspirations and attainment across the academy.

"The difference in our school over the past year is clear to see and not just in our results. Visitors regularly remark on how ambitious, dynamic and hardworking our students are and parents have praised the positive changes they have seen.

"I know that last summer’s GCSE results have set an excellent example for our younger cohorts, raising the bar of just what is possible for them to achieve during their time with us."

In the summer the school achieved 67 per cent A* to C grades at GCSE, including four or above in both English and Maths under the new nine to one measures.

This was 27 per cent points high than results achieved in August 2016.