[2] It was established in November 1956[3] and opened in January 1957[4] with 260 pupils in the former premises of Wycombe High School in Benjamin Road, which dated from 1906.

They were too small to cope with the expansion of that school which necessitated a move to new buildings on Marlow Hill to the south of the town centre.

Their A level results however were just surpassed by those at Wycombe High School; in the final year, Wycombe High School pupils averaged 19.4 points on a scale which awards 10 points for each A-grade and two for each E-grade.

The average A-level score at Lady Verney was 14.3 points for the same academic year.

The school badge featured an image of a phoenix which was the crest of the Verney family.