). ▁It ▁converted ▁to ▁Academy ▁status ▁on ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁and ▁has ▁autonom ous ▁control ▁over ▁itself . ▁Student ▁numbers ▁have ▁been ▁increasing ▁over ▁recent ▁years . ▁As ▁of ▁academic ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 2 0 0 9 , ▁there ▁are ▁just ▁over ▁ 1 , 1 5 0 ▁students ▁on ▁roll , ▁with ▁over ▁ 2 3 0 ▁of ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁Six th ▁Form , ▁ 2 0 ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁of ▁which ▁come ▁from ▁other ▁schools , ▁including ▁girls . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁consist ently ▁ach ieves ▁over ▁ 9 5 % ▁of ▁its ▁students ▁att aining ▁ 5 ▁GC SE s ▁grade ▁A * – C ▁each ▁year , ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁achieve ▁" out standing " ▁in ▁the ▁latest ▁Of sted ▁ins pection . ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁Head te acher ▁is ▁Dr ▁Robin ▁Be van , ▁who ▁has ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁education ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁and ▁the ▁previous ▁head master ▁was ▁Michael ▁D ▁F ram pton , ▁a ▁History ▁teacher ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁Head master ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁current ▁deput y ▁heads ▁are ▁Mrs ▁E ▁Smith ▁and ▁Mrs ▁R ▁W orth ▁and ▁the ▁assistant ▁head ▁is ▁Mrs ▁C ▁B ates . ▁ ▁Form er ▁pup ils , ▁teachers , ▁and ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁are ▁known ▁as ▁Old ▁South