Academic Performance
In 2010, 99% of Year 11 students gained 7+ grades A*-C in GCSE exams. The school came second in the School Rankings for the new English Bacc in 2010. Most of Year 13 students proceed to university, with a majority gaining their first or second choice of university.
In 2009 and 2010, a combined total of 30 students in the sixth form gained posts at Oxbridge Universities. The average IB diploma score has been 34 for the last two years which is equal to 3 A*'s at A Level.
As of 2007, the school has been awarded the right to teach the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme, becoming the first school in Britain and the first state school in the world to teach the course.
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