Headteacher Phil Ward was delighted to receive a letter from Nick Gibb the Minister of State for Schools which said:

“I am writing to convey my warmest congratulations to you, your staff and your pupils for your school’s excellent value added score for 2015.

Your school is one of the top 100 non-selective state-funded schools in England based on the key stage 2 to key stage 4 value added measure. This reflects the fantastic progress made by your pupils since the end of primary school.”

Mr Ward said: "This is an outstanding achievement and we are very pleased to be one of the Top 100 schools nationally for our value-added score which is thanks to the hard work and enthusiasm from both our teachers and our students.”