The college is located in the former school buildings of the Shrubbery All Girls secondary modern, which date back to the early 1950s.

[5] Drama and Music are located in the Central Studio, which plays host to a number of shows and performances all year round.

In 2021, one floor of an existing building was converted to provide space for the new Esports BTEC qualification offered at the college.

In 2009, Central Studio put on a production of 'The Laramie Project', a play about an American youth who was killed for his sexuality.

Westboro Church planned to picket outside the college in protest, but were banned from the UK as a precaution against inciting hatred.