The councillors did not believe that comprehensive schools offered the relevant technical knowledge which they were mostly looking for.

[6] The Nottinghamshire deputy director of education, James Stone, had joined from Leicestershire, which itself had adopted the community college idea in 1956.

Another meeting was held in February 1971, between the Labour district and the Conservative county council.

The headteacher was the former head of Geography at Rushcliffe Technical Grammar School for Boys.

[8] On Monday 8 December 1980, David Hawksworth of Woman's Hour visited the school.

[11] A new principal and senior leadership team were put in place in 2021, and Ofsted found that the school was improving.