Holbrook Academy has been rated in the top fifty for schools in its category by the Times newspaper. The school is ranked 44th nationwide for state secondary schools with no or new sixth forms. That’s up from 50th last year and reflects a particularly strong performance at A* and A-grade GCSEs.

Headteacher, Dr Simon Letman, said: “This is good news and further evidence that we are going in the right direction. It is good to see the stronger candidates get what they deserve and that must continue. But our goal is progress for all and if we can continue improving that we will get the ranking we deserve from the most important authority; Ofsted.”