[4] Due to the Second World War, the school did not move into the new premises until 1947 as the new buildings had been requisitioned.

Stoke-on-Trent City Council announced its plans for secondary education in 2008 as its response to the government's Building Schools for the Future programme.

Under the plan, Longton High was designated as one of four secondary schools to be closed due to falling numbers of students.

On 18 December 2011, the main building was demolished[13] and the rest of the site, except for the newish technology block, was cleared early in 2012.

Abbey Hill School and Performing Arts College were built in 2014 leaving some buildings to be incorporated into the new school The houses were called Astbury, Brindley, Bennett, Mitchell, Lodge, and Wedgwood, after notable local people, and a stained glass window depicting them was a feature at both the Sandon Road and Box Lane sites.