The original site was located in Church Street, Steyning, which moved to The Towers in Upper Beeding in August 2022.

A third lower school site opened in Storrington in September 2017 following the closure of Rydon Community College.

A teaching union warned that the school has "nothing to gain and everything to lose" and there was talk of strike action after the plans were announced.

[3] Converting Steyning Grammar School into an academy "would give Bohunt complete control over its curriculum and the hiring of teachers".

In December 2021 a viral report of a "bleak" Christmas dinner composed of "a mince pie, dry bread roll, slice of turkey, single pig in blanket, and a tiny square of stuffing" went viral, reports indicating the school apologised and the £3.50 cost of the meal was refunded.