More specialist maths schools announced by Williamson

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has committed to opening a network of 11 Maths Free Schools across every region of the country – and confirmed that a new Maths Free School will open in the North East through a partnership between Durham University and Durham Sixth Form College.

Maths Schools offer A levels in Maths, Further Maths and Physics in partnership with top universities – helping young people, whatever their background, to fulfil their potential by learning from the best mathematicians.

These schools will build on the successes of the Maths Schools run by the University of Exeter, in partnership with Exeter College, and King’s College London – in 2018, 99% of King’s mathematics students achieved an A or A* in A Level mathematics, for Exeter this was 85%.