[5][6] In 1887 it combined with the Irwell National School, and moved to Lower Bank Street.

[5] In 2009 the school was awarded Specialist Status in Humanities with the focus on geography, history and RE.

[8] In March 2021 the School announced plans to become an academy and join the Bishop Fraser Trust.

Optional subjects at GCSE in 2019 were: Art & Design, Computer Science, Drama, D&T, Food and Nutrition, Geography, German, History, Media studies, Music, PE, Spanish and Textiles (which was later removed).

Sports played at the school, either in PE lessons or as extra curricular activities, include; athletics, association football, badminton, basketball, boxing, cricket, cross-country, hockey, netball, rounders, Rugby football, tennis, trampolining and volleyball.