The Senior and Sixth Form site is on Hill Lane, Southampton whilst the Preparatory School is located in Romsey.

Webber was a prolific designer of public buildings, including the civic centres at Southampton, Dagenham, and Hammersmith.

In the 1970s the motto was 'Pax Huic Domui', 'Peace to this House' (traditionally the words a priest says when visiting a sick person).

The school hymn is Our God, Our Help in Ages Past, written by a famous former pupil, Isaac Watts.

The clock tower at the Civic Centre, Southampton plays the same tune at 4, 8, and 12 o'clock, after it has chimed the hour.