Including the Sixth Form, the school currently has about 1,000 students on roll.

[3] The original site of the school was next to St Mary's Church on the High Street - the current location of the Community Centre.

[8] A more recent inspection in 2017 again downgraded the schools Ofsted rating from 'Good' to 'Requires Improvement'.

[1] In August 2011 the school, after a consultation, applied for and gained Academy status.

[9] In 2013, the school was awarded a grant totalling nearly £1 million by the Academies Capital Maintenance fund.

The grants were used to complete the schools flat roof repairs and build a new sixth form learning centre.