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The school population as of January 2008 was 920 (of whom about one third were female), with a sixth form of 65. At the same time it was reported that the school had one of the worst attendance records in the country, and was 25th from the bottom for GCSEs. However, a year later the school reached government targets for GCSEs for the first time.
In June 2009 it was announced by School Secretary Ed Balls that £3.3 million would be spent on the school to create a purpose built base for army and air cadets.
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