George Pindar Community Sports College leads the way, achieving a 100 per cent pass rate with all 148 students who sat the exams achieving five or more A-star and A to C grades.

The result is expected to be one of the most improved in the country today. Last year just 43 per cent of Pindar pupils achieved the top grades.

The results, released today by the Department for Education, also show that Scalby School, which shocked the town by having to be put into 'special measures' by Ofsted last year, had 85 per cent of pupils gaining the top grades – an increase of 29 per cent.

Schools Secretary Ed Balls was today among the first to issue his personal congratulations to Eastfield's Pindar.

He said: "My sincere congratulations to all the teachers and pupils at George Pindar School.

"Their performance demonstrates the impact that National Challenge funding can have on standards in a school focused on improvement, and will encourage other schools striving to better their performance."

Pindar has also achieved 52 per cent of pupils gaining five A* to C grades, including maths and English – that's an improvement of 24 per cent.

Hugh Bellamy, Pindar headteacher, said: "We are excited and thrilled. We have more than doubled our student passes for five GCSEs.

"What is most rewarding is that the success has been the result of a five-year programme of developing the right culture, deep learning, student voice and tailored one-one tuition for students, linked to curriculum diversity.

"Deep learning has been one of the most innovative practices we have implemented enabling our talented students in year eight, nine and ten to maximise their potential and take their GCSEs early."

Read the full story in Thursday's Evening News.

For more details on results including all Scarborough secondary schools, see tomorrow's Evening News.