New figures from the Department for Education (DoE) have shown that Telford & Wrekin A-level students outperformed Shropshire pupils in the last academic year.

The new DoE figures have shown that A-level students in the borough of Telford and Wrekin achieved an average of 5.1 points above their Shropshire counterparts.

The average A-level result for Telford students improved in the last academic year by more than two points, from 35.5 to 37.7.

In the Shropshire Council area, the average point score for Shropshire A-level students in the last academic year was 32.6, slightly higher than the 32.4 the year before.

The figures put Shropshire below the national average of 35.9 and slightly lower than the West Midlands average of 33.4.

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