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By Isobel Williams

A school where pupils are banned from using their mobile phones has reported impressive A-level results - with nearly 50 percent of grades A or A*.

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Welcome to school where pupils are “nicer” – because mobiles are banned

Principal Omar Deria banned phones at The Excelsior Academy in Hackney, London. (SWNS)

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