Pupil progress is monitored continually at several levels and when appropriate is reported to parents by a variety of methods.

All departments and subject teachers are given baseline information from Key Stage Tests, from the CAT’s and from GCSE’s, to use in setting achievement targets for their pupils.  Through tutor progress reviews and, in the lower school, a regular series of significant assessments (reported to parents), progress towards the pupil targets is monitored.

In the summer term, year’s 9 and 10 are set formal examinations and the results from these passed to parents; year 11 are set mock GCSE examinations at the end of the autumn term and results reported to parents in January.

For years 10 and 11 there is a parent/teacher consultation evening arranged immediately after the exam results are issued.  Year 9 parents are offered a consultation evening during the spring term.

As well as the significant assessment information and the exam results, all parents receive one full and one summary report during the year.  These reports detail academic progress and include comments from tutors and heads of house.  All reports are scrutinised and commented upon by the head, deputy head or head of sixth form.

In the sixth form we believe that students must begin to take responsibility for their own learning.  Progress is monitored regularly by means of teacher reports to tutors  and students.  This allows for frank, unguarded discussion between tutor and student which we feel brings great benefit to most.  There will be regular reports going home and very quick contact home if there are any particular concerns.

Sixth form parents receive a formal report each year and a parent/teacher consultation evening is arranged for each year group; in addition parents are encouraged to contact the tutor, head of house or head of sixth form directly should there be anxieties about pupil progress.

All students take modular AS and A2 examinations in January and June each year meaning that most students receive real examination result feedback three times during the course of their study