Extra funding will help schools in St Helens transform their results

It has been announced today that Sutton High Sports College will get a share of £400 million to improve their results over the next three years.

The new funding is part of ‘National Challenge’, which will give extra support and investment to help the 638 schools nationally where less than 30% of pupils get five or more good GCSEs including English and Maths above that target by 2011.

Sutton High Sports College will be part of the National Challenge programme: Working with school governing bodies, St Helens local authority has been asked to revise their improvement plans for the school by the end of the summer term.

It is of course important to recognise school standards across St Helens have risen over the last ten years thanks to Labour Government investment in Education.

There are some schools that are struggling to meet national standards however it should be recognised that Sutton High is Improving and last years results particularly in English, where the school had there best ever results demonstrate this and is a credit to the pupils and teachers.
However we must continue to seek improvements and I’m pleased that Sutton High Sports College will get extra investment and support to help them get above the 30 per cent target over the next three years. I want to see this extra Government investment help transform their results.