[1] The school operates a very wide curriculum, mainly focusing on Science and the Arts, and has many extracurricular activities.

The school has a wide catchment, encompassing its native borough of Hounslow, but also areas including Kensington and Chelsea, Richmond, and Hammersmith and Fulham.

[1][3] The percentage of disadvantaged students receiving help from the pupil premium is also above average.

[8] In 1973, some of the buildings at Staveley Road had to be closed as they were made of brittle high alumina cement.

[6] Dame Helen Metcalf was the school's headteacher from 1988 to 2001, providing strong and emotionally intelligent leadership.