After that, due to increase of population and demand in education the name was changed to Balurghat Middle English School.

On the 14th August, the Pakistan Army & leaders of the Muslim league raised the Pakistani flag on the premises of the school, further exacerbating tensions.

Despite the presence of Pakistani troops patrolling the streets, local freedom fighters mounted a formidable resistance.

The pivotal moment arrived on the morning of the 18 August, when the Down North Bengal Express delivered Indian National Congress leaders Saroj Ranjan Chattopadhyay, Maharaj Bose, Shailen Das, and others to Balurghat.

Later that day, a grand rally was held, with crowds gathering at the Balurghat High School grounds to celebrate this historic moment.

To this day, the citizens of Balurghat proudly commemorate the 18 August, assembling at the High School grounds to honour the town's remarkable and hard-won journey to freedom.

The school library consist of 5000 volumes of books which is open to all class students and staffs for reading and research purposes.

Also the students take deep interest in Dancing, Singing, Painting and other various activities for maintaining a healthy mind along with heavy studies.

[18] The students have also clear the India's most toughest exams like JEE Main, WBJEE[19] and NEET-UG to get into reputed colleges like IIT, NIT, AIIMS for the professional undergraduate courses.