The Abbotsfield and Swakeleys schools consisted of fourteen one- to two-storey blocks dating from the 1950s to 2005 and shared one site.

[2] The original closing date was put as 2016, though this was delayed in order to allow building works to be completed on the site.

The new building works for both Abbotsfield and Swakeleys were funded by the London Borough of Hillingdon.

The reason cited for Abbotsfield's re-opening as co-ed was due to the school's low admission rates and performance.

On 2 February 2018, Ray Puddifoot, Leader of the Hillingon Council, and Boris Johnson, MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip attended[4] alongside headteacher Mark Bland.