A near-record 95% of A-levels taken at The John Lyon School achieved grades A-C (Summer 2009). 83% of grades were As or Bs, with almost half the A-levels taken being awarded the top grade (49%).

Fourteen of the 67 boys in the Upper Sixth, or 21%, achieved straight As. These high-flyers included two pupils who are Oxbridge-bound: Deputy Head Boy James Corcut, of Pinner, who will take English at Downing College, Cambridge, and Tim Smith, also of Pinner, who will read Philosophy, Politics & Economics (PPE) at Jesus College, Oxford, (pictured). James also gained a merit in his Advanced Extension Award paper for English. Among the other straight-A students was Jack Turton, who secured the top grade in four subjects: Chemistry, Mathematics, Further Mathematics and Physics.

Read our 2009 A levels press release for further details

The largest-ever Year 11 at JLS achieved three times the national average number of top GCSE grades (Summer 2009). A total of 65% of the 973 GCSEs taken by the 104 Year 11 boys were awarded an A* or A grade – this year’s national average is 21.6%.

For the second consecutive year, the proportion of boys at the School achieving the Government’s benchmark five A*-C grades stood at 99%, well above the national figure of 67.1%. GCSEs were taken in 22 subjects (including the PE short course, which is equivalent to half a GCSE) and boys took an average of 9.4 GCSEs each.

Read our 2009 GCSE results press release for further details