In his turn, McArthur's successor, James Malcolm, doubled the size of the school in his ten-year term of office.

[7] [8] The school offers a broad and balanced curriculum;[9] in addition to the core subjects of English (language and literature), mathematics and the sciences, subjects taught include humanities, media studies, modern languages (French, German and Spanish), social sciences and technology.

[9] Pupils in the senior school study for GCSEs in years 10 and 11, and for 'A' levels in the lower and upper sixth forms.

Minor sports include association football, athletics basketball, equestrianism, golf, polo and skiing.

[12] Academic lessons end at 3.45pm each day, allowing students a short break before engaging in their chosen extra-curricular activities.

The school offers a range of activities, including CCF, debating, DoE, history, kayaking, rock climbing, sailing, yoga and Young Enterprise.

[14] Drama is offered both as an academic subject and an extra curricular activity, with pupils mounting several productions during the year.

[17] The announcement was initially greeted with anger in some quarters[18] and the Charity Commission sent inspectors to the school in July that year, citing "regulatory concerns".

[19] Langley's prep-school site, Thorpe House, was sold to developers and the merger was completed for the beginning of the Autumn term, 2016.

[20] The new school's home is in Taverham Hall, a neo-Jacobean mansion built in 1858[21] and purchased from the Mickelthwait family by Rev'd Frank Glass in 1921.