Therefore, it was decided to open two new single sex schools, serving 11-14 year olds, in a Victorian building on Moorgate Road that was originally a private house, but had been a teacher training college since 1901.

[1] South Grove Central School for Girls occupied the ground floor, while South Grove Central School for Boys occupied the first floor.

Students in the area who passed the Eleven-Plus exam went to either Rotherham Grammar School or Rotherham Girls' High School, while those showing an aptitude for technology went to Oakwood Technical High School for Boys/Girls.

[3] Later, it became the first secondary modern in Rotherham to offer O Levels its students.

[4] In the mid-1960s, Rotherham moved to a fully comprehensive system.