It was renamed Sirius Academy in September 2009 under Building Schools for the Future, with Sports College specialist status.

[citation needed] The school's GCSE results have improved over the years.

School facilities include an all-weather pitch, sports hall, sports lab, hair and beauty salon, industrial quality food technology rooms, dance studio, construction bays and an eco-dome.

The 2003 Ofsted inspection rated the school as Grade 2 "Good", highlighting strengths, and improvements to be made.

[citation needed] Strengths: Improvements were suggested in: In March 2014 an Ofsted inspection rated the school as "Outstanding" in all areas.