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It is a shining example of where there is a will there is a way and confounds critics who say the doors of elite higher education institutions are closed to the likes of folk from ordinary homes.
One reason for its success is that it insists on stretching its pupils. Chris Dias, the head of maths at the school and a former pupil, said: "Most schools talk of the top 5 to 10 per cent when it comes to identifying gifted and talented pupils. We talk of the top 30 per cent."
It is the only school (state or private) in the country to start its pupils on complex A-level concepts from age 12. They also sit their maths AS-level a year early. Government advisers have suggested teachers use everyday activities such as shopping in maths lessons to increase the take-up of the subject, but Mr Dias said he wasn't looking to make maths easier or more relevant. "I'm very happy for it to be all about academic rigour and abstract concepts rather than say 'how does it relate to the real world?'"
Andrew Adonis, the former schools minister, has used the school as an example of how others should approach teaching maths. "If they can do it, why can't anybody else?" he said.

Fonte:
The Independent