However, by the turn of the 20th century, the area had become industrialised, and the move to the countryside in Darley Dale was made.
The building occupied had previously been the Darly Dale Hydro, a hydrotherapy health spa.
[1] Under the headship of Catherine Lucy Kennedy in 1896–1910, various additional facilities were made to the school and the criteria for pupils were extended to daughters of lay members of the Church of England.
A proposal was put forward to develop part of the site for housing and thus raise income to save the school.
[2] In December 2010 a website was published about the school and is regularly updated with photographs, information, magazines and news items.