It was the only SCE secondary school in the area and also served children from bases in Bielefeld, Herford, Detmold, Lippstadt, and Paderborn.

The school also housed the Gütersloh Music Centre which provided weekly instrumental tuition for about 200 young people.

The playing fields, including astro-turf, were extensive, with pitches for hockey, football, rugby, netball, cricket and athletics.

The school also had access to a nearby swimming pool and a tartan surface athletics track for Sports Day.

Student organisations and activities included art club, chess, dance, digital photography, drama, the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme, fashion design, film club, gardening, jogging and fitness club, juggling, Language Ambassadors, lawn games, karate, printmaking, quilting, remote control cars, study support, textiles, ultimate frisbee, Warhammer, World Challenge, and yearbook.