It shares grounds with the neighbouring schools of Tudor Grange Academy and St Peter's Catholic School.

In 2004, David Miliband toured Alderbrook to promote the General National Vocational Qualifications (GNVQ).

[1] The school was formed in 1974 from an amalgamation of Harold Malley Boys’ and Harold Cartwright Girls’ Grammar Schools.

It was announced during Summer 2014 that Alderbrook would open a Sixth Form, beginning to admit 16-18 students from September 2015.

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