[1] It collaborates with Abingdon's two other state secondary schools and the Further Education College to provide a wider range of sixth form options.

At the close of the Second World War in 1945, and the introduction of primary and secondary education under R.A. Butler's Education Act 1944, Abingdon borough decided that a larger school was needed.

Several additions were made to the school over the coming years, including a kitchen in 1958, a caretaker's bungalow and swimming pool in 1960, and a new Design Technology building in 1969.

Since its inception the school has made several additions to its buildings, including a music centre with a performance room and several practice and technology rooms, which is now shared by the Abingdon Music Centre.

Following an electrical storm and consequent lightning strike in the summer of 2017, the school's infrastructure sustained notable damage, and there are a number of parallel initiatives ongoing to both repair and improve the facilities at the school.