The GCSE (A*–C) rate in 2009 was the strongest in school's history with the 80% barrier of the number of pupils gaining 5 good GCSE being broken for the first time.
The GCSE (A*–C) rate in 2009 was the best ever recorded, as the number of students attaining five good GCSEs reached a new high, exceeding the 80% mark for the first time.