It was planned to open as Fullbrook Senior Boys' and Girls' School.

However, After the death of Joseph Alexander Leckie, a politician who had been Mayor of Walsall, Chairman of the Education Committee and Member of Parliament for Walsall, the Education Committee renamed the school in memory of him.

[4] Students made a film showing the extent to which the buildings needed work, and the rat and masonry problems.

[6] Phase 2 named the Keith Whittlestone Building 2 (KWB2) started construction in January 2018 and was completed in early 2021.

[7] In May 2021, the school was featured in the media for having used the identical flammable Kingspan cladding system as used on the Grenfell Tower.