The school was established in 1960, and was officially opened by the city's lord provost.

Work was completed in mid-2005,[3] and the school was refurbished by a private finance initiative.

[9] The inspectors identified as key strengths "The coherent and progressive programme of enterprise activities from S1-S6" and "The high standards of attainment at S5/S6".

The report also commended the strong direction given by the Head Teacher Karen Prophet.

HM Inspectorate of Education issued a follow-up report on 22 April 2008.