[2][3] The school is an unaided private co-educational institute affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

[citation needed] The school was established in a temporary building with the aim of providing comprehensive education to the children of Officers and Airmen of the Indian Air Force.

Air Force School, Red Fields, Coimbatore is run by the IAF Educational and Cultural Society.

[5] The Board of Managing Committee of the School is headed by the Commandant AFAC (Air Force Administrative College) Red Fields, Coimbatore-641018 which is under administrative control of Training Command (TC), headquartered at Bangalore.

The teacher in-charge of the CCA organizes and co-ordinates the Inter-house competitions like music - instrumental and vocal, dance, painting, sculpture, debate, quiz, one-act play, slogan writing, and creative writing.