I AM writing to avoid the possibility of any misconception arising from Mr Alex Wall's letter, published in September 4 edition of the Tenbury Advertiser (Sports Hall to bring benefits to Tenbury).

Mr Wall's support for our sport's hall development is much appreciated, but his last paragraph is potentially very misleading. In saying that, in the past, Tenbury High School was 'in the lowest 10 per cent in the country', Mr Wall is referring to the school's accommodation provision, not its performance.

The number of pupils attending the school has risen rapidly over the past few years and this has put pressure on our facilities.

However, the local education authority is well aware that in a sense we are victims of our own success, and is about to draw up a site development plan to address the pressing accommodation issues, which currently confront us.

The provision of a new sports hall will help us to cater for the needs of our pupils and of the community, and further developments will inevitably follow. The acquisition of specialist school status in due course will also enable us to bring about much needed improvements to our facilities.

Regarding the school's performance, our examination results at Key Stage 3 (SATs) and Key Stage 4 (GCSE) have been well above national averages for many years.

We were described in our last Ofsted report as 'a good school and a caring community' and are proud holders of the Schools Curriculum Award, Sportsmark and the Investors in People Award, while recently five of our senior students were awarded the prestigious Diana, Princess of Wales, Memorial Award for Community Service.

Tenbury High School is providing high quality education and imminent developments will help us to raise standards still further.

Stuart Cooke,

Head teacher,

Tenbury High School.