Well done to Bradford's Cathedral Community College, which has chalked up vast improvements in English tests since recording with some of the worst results in the country last summer.

The latest end-of-term report for the school puts 60 per cent of its 14-year-old pupils at Level 5 of Key Stage 3, compared to a poor 14 per cent this time last year.

It's a remarkable achievement in the space of 12 months and down to the hard work of both the staff and the pupils.

Acting head teacher David Brett said that the school was in a state of turmoil last year, with classes being taught by a series of different supply teachers and only one permanent teacher in the English department.

Thankfully, the new management team which took over in January put English at the top of the curriculum and concentrated on improving performance in the key subjects.

They are quite rightly proud of the result, which puts the school above the average for Bradford in English results and just three per cent short of the national average of 63 per cent.

It all just goes to show what can be achieved with a measure of determination, hard work and co-operation.

Education standards in Bradford are routinely slammed but the achievements of Cathedral Community College are living proof that a bad report does not mean there is no hope.

In the best traditions of the city, they have rolled up their sleeves and got on with the job at hand, turning a disaster into a triumph.