The history of the school dates to 1785, when a local landowner, Jonathan Robinson, gifted 6 acres of land for the purpose of constructing a schoolhouse.

[5] In 1908, the school was closed for six months for repairs to the drains and ashpits which had been blamed for recurring illnesses amongst the children.

The Trustees of the school were expected to pay half the costs of the new road, including lighting and drainage, but they were unable to afford it.

[8] It was designed in the shape of a capital ‘E’ to signify it was a place of education to potential aircraft bombers,[9] with a multi-use school hall and open corridors.

[10] During the Second World War, the school hosted evacuees from several destinations, including Manchester and the Channel Islands,[11][12][13] and in 1954 a new headmaster, Mr Richard Haynes, was appointed.

[14] In 1962, the original school was demolished, and in 1965, plans were underway to extend the building with the potential of changing to a comprehensive school: a new hall was built,[15] and the old hall was changed into a library;[16] an administrative area, gymnasium, dining rooms, and two-storey block were also built at this time,[15] and the open corridors were closed in.

[25] The Trust took over the operation of the sports centre, and rebranded it as Club Cheadle Hulme, which is open to the public in the evenings and at weekends.

These changes meant there was no longer a use for the gymnasium, which was situated at the opposite end of the school from the other sports facilities.

This part of the school was redeveloped into a new entrance area, with new offices and an extension to the sixth form building, completed in March 2018.