Headteacher David Tromans believes the results, released yesterday, are a great sign that the secondary school is recovering from being placed into special measures last month.
Ofsted named Netherhall as a failing school, six months after Mr Tromans was appointed.
Mr Tromans said: “We’re already beginning to see here the early indication of all the progress that the school’s making.
“We’re looking after the children’s needs and you can see that.”
Seventy-five per cent of the school’s sixth form students achieved A* to C grades this year – the highest the school has ever achieved and up 13 per cent on last year – and Mr Tromans said every student had got what they wanted.
He said: “We’ve got children going to do architecture, nursing, teaching, history, social work, going to Sellafield.
“It’s a school that Maryport should be proud of, and the staff.
“Special measures I see as a helpful process. We’ve got stuff to reflect and improve upon and I absolutely take that on board.”
Ofsted inspectors rated the secondary school as inadequate and found failings in its leadership, management and governance, and its sixth form study programmes.
The inspectors also found that improvements were needed in the quality of teaching, learning and assessment, and pupils’ outcomes.
Mr Tromans heaped praise on his staff for delivering the results and said there was a sense of enjoyment around the school.
He said: “I’m particularly pleased for the staff because it’s not only about me, this is a collective effort and is about the whole school.
“The teaching staff are the people who do the day-to-day work with the students.
“It’s so important that they feel valued and enjoy the job that they do.
“I don’t believe that there’s a great deal fundamentally wrong with the school.
“It’s about instilling confidence and belief in the staff and young people.
“In the future we want more children getting A and B grades and to surpass expectations.”
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