The school and its chapel (St Wilfrid's church) are both Grade II listed buildings.

[3] Cotton Hall appears to date back to 1630[4] and was most probably built by the Morrice family.

The Earl was a prominent Roman Catholic, who lived at Alton Towers nearby.

[5] The house was extended in 1846–1848 for use by the religious community, which started a village school and sought to convert locals to Roman Catholicism.

St Wilfrid's Church remained intact after the closure of the school, although regular services are no longer held there.