BOLTON has among the highest performing and lowest performing schools in the country.

Eden Boys' School is placed top of the table with a staggering 90 per cent making the grade.

Languishing in the bottom part of the table is Harper Green School in Farnworth which again failed to meet minimum standards ­— and is one of just 346 schools in the country to be found to be under-performing, a list it made this time last year based on the school's 2017 GCSE results.

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Eden Boys School which opened as faith school just four years ago, is also just one of two where children were found to make well above average progress since starting school.

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The school's progress score saw it named in the top 70 schools nationally.

Pupils achieving a strong pass in English stood at 78 per cent and in maths that figure was 90 per cent. A total of 90 per cent of pupils were entered for the government's flagship 'qualification', the English Baccalaureate made up of English, maths, sciences, a language and either history or geography ­— compared to to 33.10 per cent locally and 38.4 per cent nationally.

Shabir Fazal, Principal of Eden Boys’ School, said: "We are proud of our first Year 11 cohort and all their achievements. They worked incredibly hard and applied themselves well to the very challenging, reformed GCSE courses and tougher exams.

"Following on from our outstanding Ofsted report last year, these exceptional outcomes prove total commitment of our staff to ensuring every single student achieves their full potential."

Harper Green School, pupils were found to make well below average progress and only 38 per cent achieved the benchmark standard. The school is placed among the bottom in the table in Bolton

Schools fall below the Government's performance threshold if pupils fail to make enough progress across eight subjects ­—with particular weight given to English and maths.

Bolton Muslim Girls School was the only other school where young people make well above average progress. The school recorded 87 per cent of pupils leaving with at least good passes in five or more GCSEs including English and maths.

It was ranked number two among Bolton's state schools. Canon Slade School was ranked third among state-schools with pupils making above average progress.

At the bottom end of the local table are Bolton St Catherine's Academy and Bolton UTC.

However, headteacher Rachael Lucas at Bolton St Catherine's Academy said that key changes are helping to turn around the school. The school saw the GCSE pass rate in individual subject soar, such as business studies rise from 13 per cent to 83 per cent, which is not reflected in the table.

The school is now under the Bishop Fraser Trust which is also made up of Canon Slade and St James' CE School in Farnworth ­— both outstanding schools

She said: "We have made changes to the curriculum which is having a big impact and made key appointments to the school including Jason Whittaker who was at St James's CE .

"Head of English at St James' has carried out English observations. We are making structural and cultural changes to the school and with the changes to the curriculum are making a difference."