There are five houses, taking inspiration from the Olympic values and rings, these are; Solidarity (red), Participation (black), Honour (yellow), Dedication (blue) and Spirit (green).

Other temporary buildings were added to the site as the school outgrew its capacity, including the music block and seclusion area.

The remainder of Stenson's fabric was too damaged to be of use and Cromford, due to its construction methods, had inefficient energy usage and poor acoustics.

The new building, known as the Learning Barn would provide many of the more complex facilities such as the science and technology labs and ICT suites.

This allows the older buildings to provide what they are able to in terms of learning spaces as they are restricted due to the arrangement of the original steel work.

The rooms and facilities are grouped in accordance with the house system; Dedication, Honour, Solidarity, Spirit and Participation respectively.

After uncertainty around whether funding would be given due to spending cuts by the UK Government, construction started in January 2011.

[6] In January 2012 the PACE faculty opened,[7] this being contained in what remains of Stenson building, this included the refurbished sports hall.