The Hanson Grammar School was designed by Charles Henry Hargreaves and opened on Byron Street, near Barkerend Road, in 1897.

It became the co-educational Hanson School in 1972, situated at the Sutton Avenue site.

In July 2011, the school moved to a different building within the same Sutton Avenue grounds.

In 2014 Hanson School was in the media because of the high number of students, more than 200, sent home for not adhering to the uniform policy.

[3] In January 2018 the school came out of special measures, and is currently graded by Ofsted as "Requires Improvement".