[15] The Key Stage 3 (KS3) curriculum includes English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities (History, Geography, Religious Education, and Empowerment), Modern Foreign Languages (MFL), Art and Design, Computing, Music, Physical Education, and Design and Technology.

At Key Stage 4 (KS4), the curriculum is widened to cover the mandatory subjects of both English Language and English Literature, the specific science disciplines of Biology, Chemistry, and Physics, and Issues and Ethics subjects including PSHE, Sex Education, Citizenship and Careers.

[13] Monitoring inspections in 2019 and 2021 found that the senior leaders and governors were taking "effective action" for improvement.

[12] At least five people have held the post of headteacher since the school's establishment in 1976, including Bob Howe,[30] Tony Wray (1989–2003),[31] Steve Byatt (2004–2007),[3] and Sue Woodrow (2008–2015).

[32][33] For a time in the 1970s, the school employed conman and bigamist Robert Peters as its head of Religious Education.

Peters, who used his birthname (Robert Parkins) to take the role, formed a relationship with the Head of the Lower School[a] and they married.