Academics
The school currently has 1233 students, 256 of which are in the school's Sixth Form. The school's GCSE results in 2006 were 70% at A*-C. It currently offers 25 A-level courses and a number of BTEC Vocational courses in Sports science and AVC courses in Business.
In 2007 the school received congratulations from Mr Jim Knight, Minister of State for Education, for being placed 24th in the ‘100 most improved schools in the country’. This award is a combination of eight years' continuous improvement in examination results. From 1 April 2011, The John Warner School earned an Academy Status
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“Our first line of defense in raising children with values is modeling good behavior ourselves. This is critical. How will our kids learn tolerance for others if our hearts are filled with hate? Learn compassion if we are indifferent? Perceive academics as important if soccer practice is a higher priority than homework?”
—Fred G. Gosman (20th century)
“Almost all scholarly research carries practical and political implications. Better that we should spell these out ourselves than leave that task to people with a vested interest in stressing only some of the implications and falsifying others. The idea that academics should remain “above the fray” only gives ideologues license to misuse our work.”
—Stephanie Coontz (b. 1944)