th ▁Form ▁take ▁the ▁IB ▁course ▁in ▁Theory ▁of ▁Know ledge . ▁From ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁A ▁Level ▁students ▁will ▁also ▁have ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁take ▁an ▁Ext ended ▁Ess ay ▁( from ▁the ▁IB ) ▁for ▁qual ification . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁International ▁Bac cala ure ate ▁World ▁School ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁Sunday ▁Times ▁IB ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁reported ▁as ▁holding ▁the ▁joint - high est ▁IB ▁results ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁with ▁a ▁student ▁average ▁score ▁of ▁ 4 2 . 2 ▁points . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁average ▁IB ▁points ▁score ▁was ▁ 3 6 , ▁as ▁reported ▁in ▁the ▁Sunday ▁Times ▁Parent ▁Power ▁Survey ▁ranking . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁makes ▁extensive ▁use ▁of ▁technology ▁in ▁the ▁curr icul um . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁featured ▁by ▁BBC ▁News ▁regarding ▁the ▁innov atory ▁use ▁of ▁i T unes ▁U ▁courses . ▁ ▁Sport ▁and ▁the ▁Arts ▁Sport ▁is ▁played ▁throughout ▁the ▁school . ▁In ▁the ▁younger ▁years , ▁students ▁play ▁hockey , ▁net ball , ▁round ers ▁and ▁tennis . ▁They ▁also ▁do ▁g ymn ast ics ▁and ▁Athletics , ▁and ▁the ▁school ▁offers ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁sports ▁clubs . ▁When ▁students ▁reach ▁Year ▁ 9 , ▁they ▁are ▁given ▁more ▁choice ▁of ▁sports , ▁and ▁they ▁can