It was a Convent School run by the Daughters of Mary and Joseph, a foundation which continues to fund educational project in many other geographic areas.

In the early 2010s the school expended savings and received grants, such as from the registered charity named after Humphrey Richardson Taylor for music activities in education, to open its 'St Cecilia's Theatre'.

To prepare for further study or workplace positions the centre enabling students to take AS and A2 tutor-directed and assisted courses in many subjects.

In January 2018 the new school building which was in construction caught on fire due to what was believed to be an incident with a gas cylinder.

[4] The school's geographical catchment areas are drawn and redrawn regularly, taking into account demand and the other admissions' criteria.