Academic Achievement
The school is strong academically and regularly sends approximately 20 boys to the Oxbridge Universities each year, and for posterity their names are recorded on wood paneling in the main school hall. The majority of boys do end up going to either the Russell Group or the 1994 Group of research intensive universities. In 2011, 71% of boys went to these selective universities according to The Times Good University Guide.
According to the Sunday Times, Parent Power Guide, the school is ranked 10th in the top 100 State Secondary Schools based on 2011 examination results. The 2011 results for the school are:-
A-level %A*-B: 90.9
GCSE %A*-A: 82.8
According to published data from the Department for Education released in January 2012, the average score per pupil at Key Stage Five (KS5) in 2011 A-level exams was 1137.7
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