UK students outperforming Jersey GCSE students

GCSE students in Jersey are performing worse than pupils in England.

The statistics, published by the island's Education Department for the first time, show that the number of 16-year-olds achieving 5 GCSEs A* to C in subjects including English and Maths, is lagging behind the UK.

In Jersey, 49.8% of pupils achieved those grades, compared to 53.4% in England.

However, when comparing achievement within Jersey, the 2013/14 contingent of students did much better than the previous year, with a significant improvement in English results.

But girls outperformed the boys. 78% of girls attained 5 GCSEs A* to C, whereas only 65% of boys got the grades.