- This boys’ grammar with a coeducational sixth form takes pride in being a happy school where, Teresa Mpofu, the head teacher, says: “Students know that they matter, that their voice is heard, and that they can and should achieve their very best.”
- The aim is that all students find joy at school and that this leads them to achieve well academically. Twice a week enrichment classes — taught by teachers, non-teaching staff or sixth-formers who want to share their enthusiasm for a personal interest — open pupils’ minds to activities from cookery to political discussion. There is also a range of lunchtime and after-school clubs.
- Vertical tutoring groups connect pupils of all ages, strengthening the sense of community within each school house.
- All year groups contribute to the monthly Griffin Gazette. Andrew Rawnsley, the journalist and broadcaster, is a former pupil.
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