[4] Roman building remains were also found in the grounds[5] before the school opened on 17 September 1956, with 300 pupils, 18 teachers and 12 classrooms.

The school is also home to Gordano Valley Church[6] as well as many local clubs and societies including the successful Portishead town band which rehearses regularly on the site.

[7] In December 2009, it was announced that headteacher Graham Silverthorne was leaving at the end of the academic year to take up a new post in Hong Kong.

In 2017, Gary Lewis left the post to take a more senior role within The Lightouse Partnership – a Multi Academy Trust which the school is part of.

He was replaced by former deputy-head Tom Inman[9] In early 2018, work began on a new canteen building, along with new classrooms.

The building opened for MFL speaking exams in July and furnishing was finished in time for the 2018–19 academic year.