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Education Figures

Asked by Gallery News if huge success though they were, were we anticipating any scepticism on the education figures, the PMOS said that the question was as neat an encapsulation of the lobby philosophy as he had heard for a while, ie, something’s a success, therefore, it must be a failure. The figures spoke for themselves, and of course, we wanted them to keep improving. The PMOS said that the percentage of pupils who had achieved 5 or more good GCSEs including English and Maths had risen again this year to 45.3% – significantly better than in 1997 when only 35.6 per cent of pupils achieved this level. Alan Johnson also said that London was now ahead of the national average – that also spoke for itself. Was this the end of the road? Of course not. Was it a substantial stepping stone on the way to getting there? Answer: yes.

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