A statement from the all-boys school in Nunhead said: “We are delighted with our GCSE results from our year 11 cohort.
“They worked tremendously hard and an impressive 80 per cent them achieved a pass (grade 4, equivalent to grade C) in English and Maths.
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“Standout performances include Samuel Odutola with 9s in English and Maths and a string of A*s in his other subjects.”
Last year, with the old grading system, 82 per cent of the school’s cohort achieved at least five grades from A* to C, compared with 68 per cent in 2015.