A few have described the school at this time as nothing more than a "religious seminary".

An Ofsted inspection in 2008 described the school as "outstanding".

In 2006 Ofsted described the school as "very good with some outstanding aspects".

It is at this time that the name North Park was first used to describe the school.

Aside from its inflexible approach to her son's hair, Scott described the school as "excellent".

A Government list of 1872 described the school as being of 'higher class'.

However, the most recent report from 10 and 11 March 2011 described the school as a 'good' school with 6 'outstanding' features.

As the six students begin to describe the school they seem a little like children attacking a pinata.

The first of these, in 2002, described the school as "a very effective school, it has the capacity to improve even further".

Without the attitude, though, there would be no point in describing the school.