“The school aims to inspire young people and equip them to make a positive contribution to society. It seeks to be a centre of excellence in the northeast, enthusing young people to achieve highly and to make a good contribution to their community … Pupils attain highly and make excellent progress across the school. [Their] extracurricular achievements are a particular strength. Pupils are highly self-motivated, with strong leadership qualities … Pupils have a strong sense of community and responsibility towards others … [and] a highly developed and sophisticated understanding of diversity.”