This site included 78 Derngate, a building with interiors and some windows designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh,[4] which was used by the school between 1964 and 1993, initially as offices and subsequently as classrooms.

[5] The school moved to new premises at its present location in 1992,[3] whose construction was financed by a grant of £13m from the Cripps Foundation,[6] and the original site was sold for housing development.

A new gym and fitness centre[8] was opened by former pupil and Commonwealth Games Gold medalist Caitlin McClatchey in 2014.

The standards of accommodation, maintenance and upkeep were: "outstanding and contribute to an excellent learning environment" and the school had no major weaknesses.

The school netball team is extremely competitive and have often been ranked as number one in the Northamptonshire county tournaments.