A new study has revealed the brainiest areas in England – and Reading is in fourth place.
The survey looked at level 8 attainment rates for GCSE and A-Level exams in every local authority in England as well as analysing the percentage of the population in each area that has higher education qualifications.
While York was the brain of Britain, neighbouring Wokingham took silver, two places ahead of the Ding.
The northern city had the highest percentage of population with a higher education degree, with 59.3% of residents having a degree. Similarly, it ranked seventh when it came to high pass rates amongst A-Level and GCSE exams, with 55.28% attaining a level 8 or higher.
Trafford was third.
When broken down, Reading has the sixth highest rate of its exam takers attaining a level 8 or higher with 55.36% as well as 55.4% of Reading’s population having a higher education degree – the eighth highest rate of any area in England.
As for Wokingham, it ranked highly for both factors, with the area having the fourth highest percentage of students receiving a level 8 in their GCSE or A-Level exams at 57.55% and the fifth highest percentage of its population possessing a higher education degree at 56.8%.
In fifth place is London.
It ranks second when it comes to the percentage of its population with higher education degrees at 58.75%, however it just fails to make the top 10 for the factor of exam takers achieving a level 8 pass rate or higher with a percentage of 54.1%.
New city Milton Keynes is the sixth, and seventh is Windsor.
A spokesperson for SudokuCraze, which compiled the figures, said: “Since the pandemic began, there have been numerous setbacks to education and exams, however these findings highlight the areas in England that have surpassed the national average and are indeed the brainiest areas in the country.”
