The school opened on its site in the western suburbs of Trowbridge in 1967.

[2] Previously a voluntary aided school, it has been an academy since September 2011.

When inspected by Ofsted in November 2021, the school was assessed as 'requires improvement' in all categories.

[3] The 2021 report stated that pupils feel safe, attend punctually and behave well in lessons, however the curriculum is not planned or taught well enough for students to achieve as well as they should.

This article relating to a school or sixth form college in Wiltshire is a stub.