An Ofsted inspection in October 2011 judged the school to be inadequate and placed it into special measures.

[4] As of 2023[update], the school's most recent inspection was in 2021, with an outcome of Requires Improvement.

[5] The local authority closed its sixth form provision due to falling numbers, after the school had spent a substantial amount of money developing a new sixth form block.

[6] In January 2023, the headteacher told MyLondon that she was planning a rebrand of the school for September 2023.

A consultation ran from December 2023 to January 2024 regarding a proposal from the school to offer post-16 vocational training leading to T level qualifications.