It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) south west of Preston, Lancashire, in Hutton, England.

In 1520, the school was granted permission, by William Walton, a former priest of Longton, to all boys in the area.

It was William's personal investment, to provide for his family and give the local children a chantry-school to attend.

The desired building, in Hutton, was, at the time, even though confirmed by Henry VIII, 28 years before, would be demolished if it was reported to be still standing.

However, the man appointed to supervise the dissolution of the Lancashire chantries was Sir Henry Farington, a former benefactor of St. Andrews Church in Longton.

He falsely reported that he could find no chantries in that part of the county, in order to save the demolition of various buildings in the area.

The school was then rebuilt, at Hutton on its present site, built on land that had been a part of William Walton's original grant.

It combines GCSEs through the following subjects: English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, Modern Language, Sciences and Religion, with additional subjects, including History, Geography, Economics, Art, Design, Music and Theatre Arts.

The school's Sixth form allows students to take a number of the following subjects: English Language & Literature, English Literature, French, German, Spanish, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, History, Geography, Economics, Business Studies, Information Technology, Computing, Religious Studies, Art, Music, Sports, Mathematics, Psychology, Law, General Studies, Drama and Dance.

Other sports offered include: athletics, Aussie rules, badminton, basketball, chess, cross country running, dance, football, Gaelic football, gymnastics, handball, hockey, swimming, table tennis, tennis, and volleyball.

Under headmasters Tom Bennett and David Pearson the school was considerably redeveloped, with facilities such as a new gymnasium and I.T and Mathematics suites installed in 2004.

Following the opening of the new maths suites in the Autumn of 2005, the buildings were used for housing of the resistant materials and art until the end of the academic year of 2006, while the departments were being refurbished.

Hutton has many internal and external organisations, one of these being the Old Huttonians Association which is open to all previous attendees of the school.