[3][4] A new school was built after the war on farmlands extending from Wych Elm Road down to the River Ingrebourne,[5] providing a large playing field area.

The school motto was "A Good Name Endureth", written beneath the same emblem used by the present academy.

Additions included woodwork and metalwork shops, an annex for the sixth form including a student common room, a cricket pavilion, a language lab with reel to reel tape recorders, and a swimming pool.

The school was officially opened as a Specialist Sports College by Sir Trevor Brooking in 2004.

The Academy was inspected by Ofsted in November 2011 and was deemed to be a "good school with outstanding features".

In 2014, results dropped to the lowest level in 7 years, with only 55% of students achieved 5 or more A*- C GCSE grades, including English and Mathematics.