It opened in September 2009 on the site of the former Droylsden School, Mathematics and Computing College for Girls which it replaced.

[1] The school buildings were completed in January 2012 and accommodates 1400 students.

The School also housed a small number of sixth form students between the years of 2011 and 2013 under the name D6.

This branch of the school was closed down in 2013 causing A-level students to relocate to other sixth form colleges, mainly to Clarendon Sixth Form College, formerly in Hyde.

[1] This school uses a slogan of PH2 (politeness hard-working and honesty.)