[2] The school was set in a green site off Abbeydale Road (part of the A621), a short bus journey from Sheffield city centre.

It served both the local area and the wider city community.

[3] The school originated in 1940 as Grange Grammar School, alongside Abbeydale Grammar School for Girls, housed in two former mansions called Holt House and Grange House on Abbeydale Road in Millhouses.

Abbeydale Boys' Grammar School was established nearby in 1958.

The comprehensive school was closed in 2010 because of its poor exam results.