In January 2003, the Humanities block was substantially extended, adding a Refectory (functioning as a substitute to the Main Hall as a canteen) and a large new IT suite.

[7] In September 2004, the Music and Drama block was built in order to accommodate the increasing applicants, allowing the school to hold approximately 1,700 students.

Recently added has been an extension to the sports hall and an addition to the music and drama block providing a theatre for students to perform at events throughout the year.

They mentioned the unmonitored absences in Year 12, and the amount of unsupervised work experience but were still impressed by the teaching standard and the outcomes the students achieved.

[10] Since 2006 Chellaston Academy have been running a project which raises money through various methods and then uses this to fund materials which are used by the students and staff who fly to Uganda to repair/improve an orphanage known as the John Dickins House.

This building facility aims to provide clean water, food and shelter to children of Uganda who have no parents and are living off of waste in the streets.

As well as building the orphanage, the students get to engage in a wide variety of activities, from bungee jumping over a river and white water rafting, to visiting homes created for the disabled.

These laps are then counted and the students go away to friends and family who have agreed to sponsor them by donating an amount of money depending on the distance completed.