Hundreds of prospective pupils and parents flocked to Highfields School for its annual Open Morning, where they got a glimpse of its state-of-the-art facilities and took part in a host of interactive workshops and activities.

We had reason to celebrate on Thursday having achieved the school’s best ever set of GCSE results. This summer, 71% of students attained the headline figure of 5 GCSE grades A*-C including English and Maths, with just over 50% of students achieving an A* or A grade.