Thanks to all those who worked so hard to make the OFSTED inspection show the school in its best light: the governors who have been getting ready for this inspection for some months now, the staff and their families, all the parents who wrote such positive and supportive comments in the questionnaire, and the students who were so proud of their school and impressed the inspectors so much.

We have to wait until mid February for the results to be published, and inspectors write to students and their parents directly to give their verdict.