As of September 2013 10% of the school's sixth form students wear niqabs.

In the same month, the Sunday Times published a headline stating that girls were forced to wear hijabs outside of school.

In response, Mufti Hamid Patel, the principal, said that "It is totally incorrect to say that pupils are 'forced' to wear hijab outside of school.

These included: stricter vetting policies for external speakers, girls no longer being required to wear hijabs (if they didn't want to) and inviting a range of speakers from all faiths to address its pupils.

[7] [9] In 2023, 94% of students achieved a "strong pass" in GCSE English and Maths and 97% of students achieved a standard pass and the average grade in the English Baccalaureate subjects was 7.4.