Trowbridge headteacher Andy Packer has said that parents will judge his school on more than just league tables.

John of Gaunt School has been ranked number 32 in Wiltshire, after 50 per cent of its 214 students gained five A*-C GCSEs. It fared better with A-levels, being placed 22nd.

Mr Packer said: “Parents are more sophisticated than simply judging schools on league tables but there is never any room for complacency at the John of Gaunt.

“There were no surprises in what came out. Given the nature of that particular year group we were satisfied.

“The current Year 11 have a superb work ethic and will achieve far more than their predecessors.”

Results at Clarendon College held their ground despite the school being in special measures. It is ranked number 34 for GCSEs and number 23 for A-levels. Only 49 per cent of its 221 GCSE entrants achieved five A*-C grades including maths and English – the same as 2010.

Headteacher Mark Stenton said: “We were quite satisfied with the performance last summer, particularly after such a year of change.

“However, our targets for the future are much higher and I won’t be satisfied until we are a school where every child succeeds.”

St Augustine’s Catholic College again performed consistently well, being ranked 10th for its GCSE and 11th for A-level results. At GCSE 76 per cent of its 156 entrants achieved five A*-Cs including maths and English.

Headteacher Joe Alsop said: “I would urge parents to appreciate that these are just one measure of a successful school. Our main aim is to make the promotion of the human person the goal of education, forming confident young people who understand every aspect of what it means to live as mature responsible citizen’s in today’s world.”

The Corsham School is keen to maintain its level of performance, after the school, in The Tynings, improved its GCSE results, with 55 per cent of their 228 pupils achieving five A*-C GCSE or equivalent grades including English and maths in 2011.

Head Martin Williams said: “The school has achieved a very strong performance, achieving significantly more than nationally.”

MATRAVERS School in Westbury improved its GCSE results again last year, but is still ranked 36th in the county outside Swindon on the key measure.

With 47 per cent of students securing five A*-C grades at GCSE including English and Maths, Matravers came 10 per cent below the national average, and well below the Wiltshire average of 60.5.

However headmaster Chris Dark, who retires in July, said the school had made steady progress in the last three years, and he was confident they would exceed the national average for results this summer.

“We are improving fast at the moment, as the OFSTED report said back in July last year,” he said. “We have been concentrating on individual students with one-to-one tuition, tracking their progress six times a year.

“We have also been concentrating on improving teaching and learning, and our teachers are going on the Teacher Effectiveness Enhancement Programme next year.”

The school has 12 per cent of its students classed as disadvantaged, defined as those receiving free school meals, the highest in Wiltshire outside Swindon.

The figures show that students identified both as of high and low abilities when they started at the school showed good progress last year, achieving better than national average scores on the key five A*-C measure.

IN Bradford on Avon, St Laurence is also pleased with its GCSE results and looking forward to continuing the high standards.

The latest league tables show the school, in Ashley Road, has maintained a strong success rate in GCSEs with 75 per cent of the 212 who sat them, or equivalent qualifications, gaining at least five A*-C grades including English and maths, rating them 11th in the county.

Head James Colquhoun said: “It was good to see St Laurence students attaining so well in GCSEs in summer 2011. It is clear the standards are high in the school, and the challenge is on to do even better in 2012.”

The school also performed well at A-level with every student gaining at least one pass and 83 per cent passing three A-levels.

At Melksham Oak School, GSCE results improved for a second year running, with 51 per cent of pupils achieving five or more A*-C GCSEs including English and maths, up from 46 per cent in 2010 and 31 per cent in 2009.

The 2011 GCSE class was the first to spend a year at the new school, having moved from George Ward. Headteacher Steve Clark said: “Although I do not believe that league tables have a place in education, we are pleased that the data demonstrates the impressive progress our students make.”

KINGDOWN School in Warminster celebrated record results last year, with 59 per cent of students getting five A*-C grades, including English and maths, at GCSE.

The school also showed improved A-level results, and the highest value added score in the West Wiltshire area, showing students’ improvement from Key Stage 2 to GCSE.

Head Sara Edwards said: “We are very pleased. I think these results reflect the hard work students and staff put in over the year, our high standard of teaching, and parental support. I’m very proud of how well everyone has done, and particularly our A-level students.”

Warminster School, the town’s independent school, came 7th in the county with 83 per cent of students achieving five A*-C GCSE grades, and 9th for A-levels.