[1] The opening of Mary Rose School, due for September 2006, was delayed by design and construction issues.

[2][3] The school takes children with a wide range of severe and complex learning needs.

Headteacher Alison Beane has stated that "Sport, wellbeing and fitness all go together to help move [pupils with disabilities or health issues] forward, to develop their physical skills" and noted sport is a great motivating element.

[4] Achieving sports college status means that after the school raised £20,000, the government provided £100,000 in capital build funding to develop "The Studio", a room for dance, gymnastics, fitness work including sensory integration with sound, lighting, and space.

[4] In the report of their November 2007 inspection, Ofsted gave the school an overall assessment of Good, point two on a four-point scale.