It was created in 2003 and maintained by Wrexham County Borough Council as a part of their controversial "super schools" plan.

In 2002, plans were ratified by the Welsh Assembly to create two 'super' schools in Wrexham, with an emphasis on vocational education.

[1] Opposition to the plans was received from parents, and a petition of over 1000 signatures was delivered to the Wrexham County Council in April 2002.

[1] Nearby Yale College, which was to offset the some costs of the project by buying the Groves school and selling land, dropped out.

As of 2022, the oldest part of the Groves school building still stands, and proposals for demolishing the site faced local opposition.