DE LA Salle School is singled out as one of the most successful schools in the country in this year's annual report of the Chief Inspector of Schools published this week.

The report highlights a number of schools across the country for their impressive achievements. These schools represent the top two per cent which have not only received outstanding inspection reports, but have also demonstrated high performance in national tests and examinations.

Staff and pupils at De La Salle are delighted at the news. Headteacher, Paul Byron, said: "We are very pleased by this national recognition of the high quality of education at De La Salle. It is a tribute to the hard work of staff and pupils alike, and also the support we get from parents and governors".

Among the many strengths of De La Salle identified in the last Ofsted Report were its ethos, the good behaviour and attitude to learning of the pupils, the very good relationships between teachers and pupils, and the high quality of the teaching. The inspectors particularly praised the school for its GCSE and Key Stage 3 results which are "well above national average".

Mr Byron added: "These comments from our Ofsted inspection report were published before last summer's record-breaking exams results. Consequently the achievements at De La Salle have improved even more since then, and the Chief Inspector has taken note of this. It is a great shame that the Local Education Authority could not fully support our bid for specialist college status in Performing Arts. That would have made it a perfect year.

"Sections of the media often highlight the bad news that comes out of Ofsted. This is great news and the community should take pride in it and celebrate with us".