 In accordance to progress 8 score ('this score shows how much progress pupils at this school made between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4, compared to pupils across England who got similar results at the end of key stage 2') the school has above average progress for boys (+0.26).In the school's 2002 OFSTED report, it was noted that overall examination grades for students at the school in recent years were well below the national average.The school has had consistently improving GCSE results since 2001 (with the exception of 2005 when results dipped, and in 2013 when there was a sharp drop).