In 2015 and 2016 the school was ranked as the best state school by The Telegraph based on their GCSE results, with 100% A* to C grades both years, 94.14% A* to A grades in 2015, and
ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn ðə skˈuːl wʌz ɹˈæŋkt æz ðə bˈɛst stˈeɪt skˈuːl baɪ ðə tˈɛlᵻɡɹˌæf bˈeɪst ˌɔn ðɛɹ dʒˌiːsˌiːˌɛsˈiː ɹɪzˈʌlts, wɪð wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd pɚsˈɛnt ɐ ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk tə sˈiː ɡɹˈeɪdz bˈoʊθ jˈɪɹz, nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ.fˈoːɹtiːn pɚsˈɛnt ɐ ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk tʊ ɐ ɡɹˈeɪdz ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn, ænd