Officials responsible for the UK's worst school for GCSE results today revealed new staff had been brought in to improve its poor performance.
Just one per cent of pupils at Parklands High School, in Speke, Liverpool, achieved five GCSEs at grade C or above in subjects including Maths and English.
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In recent years millions of pounds have been invested into building state-of-the-art facilities at Parklands, as part of Liverpool council's PFI scheme. The school has around 800 pupils who live in one of the most deprived council wards in the country.
Truancy at Parklands has also been above the national average. Headteacher of Parklands, Alan Smithies, said: "We had a particular issue with Maths and English results last year which was disappointing, and have taken steps to provide additional support for pupils including extra members of staff and one-to-one tuition to ensure it cannot happen again.
"The Government's most recent value-added league tables show we are one of the best performing schools in the country when you take into account the very challenging social circumstances in the local area."
A Liverpool council spokesman said: "School pupils in Liverpool are getting the best ever exam results, and the number of children getting five good GCSE grades has virtually doubled in the last few years."
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