The style is Art Deco, with clean-cut lines and architectural relief being provided through the geometric shapes.

A hand-drawn set of plans, beautifully finished with watercolours, can be seen in the main entrance, just by reception.

These have been encroached upon in subsequent years; the northern quadrangle being halved in size by the construction of a new sports hall in the early 1990s.

In June 2007, it was revealed that the school was to be closed, as part of a state modernisation programme.

However, in July 2013 Lancashire County Council announced it was consulting on the possible closure of the school due to low pupil numbers and an inadequate Ofsted inspection.