The John Lyon School is celebrating winning two national awards for academic performance in the Sixth Form.

The boys’ independent day school in Harrow received the double accolade for A Level Drama and AS English from the well respected Good Schools Guide.

Headmaster Kevin Riley said: “These awards cap an excellent summer of examination results at The John Lyon School and reflect our rigorous focus on teaching & learning and the hard work both of our teachers and our students.

“Drama has a growing reputation for excellence here at JLS, both as a curriculum subject and an extra-curricular activity, and the A Level award reflects this. Our two new Drama studios, which will be opened later this month, should help us extend that reputation even further.”

Mr Riley congratulated the Head of Drama, Deborah Gibbs, and Head of English, Dom Roy, and their respective teams.

The John Lyon School achieved the following Good Schools Guide Awards:

 A Level Drama and Theatre Studies achieved by boys at an English independent school
 Best results at AS Level English Literature and Language achieved by boys at an English independent school

The Good Schools Guide awards reflect the success that pupils achieve in each particular subject compared to other examinations they take and the popularity of each subject compared to other similar schools.

Geoff Lucas, Editor of the Good Schools Guide, explained why his publication had set up the awards scheme: “Our aim is to highlight excellent teaching in individual subjects.”

JLS has 590 pupils, aged 11and 18, and is part of the Harrow School Foundation. It admits boys at 11, 13 and 16.

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Editor’s note: The Good Schools Guide Awards announced this week relate to 2007 examination results. The Good Schools Guide explained that it has made the awards later in the year than usual because of delays in rebuilding its website and related systems.

Issued on behalf of The John Lyon School

MEDIA CONTACTS: Headmaster Kevin Riley on 020 8872 8434