[3] A large section of the comprehensive was burned to the ground in 1991 and rebuilt a year later.
A further rebuild was scheduled to begin 2011/2012 but was scrapped due to lack of funding.
A new building broke ground in September 2015 and was completed at the end of February 2017.
The school's departmental success in both sport and drama is renowned over much of the Vale, having won awards and acclaim for both.
The school was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom on 20 March 2020, re-opening on 4 September 2020.