[1] It was due to an Alderman of the City of London named Richard Aldworth (whose mother, Jane South, was from Basingstoke) that the school was able to open, when he left £2000 in his will.

[3] The boys were educated, clothed and fed from the age of 7 until they 16, when they would be found jobs or enrolled in apprenticeship schemes.

The master at the time, William Brown, (1801–1814) complained that it was not cost efficient to continue to educate the Blue Coat boys.

The building was leased to a shoemaker and eventually sold to the Aldworth Printing Works[1] in 1926.

This was cast from a mould of another statue at the larger Blue Coat School in Reading, also founded by Richard Aldworth.

Due to funding from earning the science status, certain areas of the school have been redeveloped.

Major work was carried out over the summer of 2008, including the renovation of the three-storey Dartmouth Block to make it easily accessible for disabled students.

An extension was added to the building during the academic year 2011–12 to house a new drama studio.

During her time at the school, it gained Science College status and was granted funding from Hampshire County Council to build new facilities.