The all-boys school has been judged as "outstanding" for the third time and is the first school in the East Riding to achieve this.

Only 22 schools nationally have received three consecutive outstanding reports - putting the school in the top one per cent in the country.

The school also topped the East Riding GCSE league table this year, with every pupil getting five GCSEs, 72 per cent of whom got five A* to C grades.

Chris Goodwin, head teacher, said: "We are all absolutely delighted. Our success is built on mutual respect and care. Our students are friendly, polite and hard working and our staff give of their time and energy far in excess of anything one could reasonably ask. I am so proud of them all."

Inspectors found that the school, on Queensgate, Beverley, performed at the top level from year seven to the joint sixth form with Beverley High School for Girls.

The 842 pupils were found to make "good progress from their starting points to achieve challenging targets by the end of year nine." Since the last inspection, the school has introduced various methods to address achievement in years 10 and 11, which was identified as an area for improvement.

These new measures have "successfully addressed this issue." Overall, inspectors found that "standards are above average and have improved since the previous inspection." Boys were praised for their exemplary behaviour and consistently high attendance.

Leadership and management of the school were "outstanding" and the governors judged to be "supportive, attend meetings regularly and are well-informed about the school's work."

The school, which has specialist engineering and cognition and learning status was inspected on Thursday, September 25.
To improve further, the school was asked to extend the range of opportunities so that students can contribute more fully to their school community.

Chris Bodsworth, chair of governors, said: "We are immensely proud of our school. This is recognition of all the hard work and care put in by staff and students over the years."

Councillor Penny Peacock, portfolio holder for children, young people and schools said: "To maintain this level is tremendous, but even more so when you consider that historically boys don't perform as well as girls at secondary school." "This report is fantastic news for the school and everyone involved. Staff, students, parents and governors should be rightly proud of what they have achieved."