Academic Performance
The school gets well-above-average results at GCSE, and standards at both GCE AS and A level are above average according to Ofsted. The school is twinned with the Gymnasium Melle, and there are annual joint exchanges with their windband, with a bi-annual concert being held at John Port School. The friendship of the schools arose out of the twinning arranged by the mayor of Osnabruck.
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