[7] The income from the endowment was to be used for paying a schoolmaster's salary of £20 pa. and the residue for apprenticing the boys when they could 'read, write and cast accounts'.

[9][better source needed] This caused the building to close to all students and staff as a precautionary measure whilst further investigations were undertaken.

Beginning in April 2024 the school installed and opened a series of temporary buildings to regain the lost classrooms.

[2] The school council runs on principles of self-election, and has over 250 members, including students of all ages and staff.

Meetings are conducted during lunch times and projects include keeping chickens, fundraising for many charities, and running a garden.

In mid 2013, after relocating, the "Blue Lounge Radio" prepared to begin to broadcast again pending the arrival of new hardware.

In 1713 a voluntary subscription school was established in Wells for boys and girls and a schoolroom was built for this purpose by Philip Hodges.

Lands in Lympsham, East Pennard and Pylle were purchased in 1732 and an estate at Norwood Park, Glastonbury in 1735.

[8] The school is made up of two main blocks, Milton and Kennion which are named after the roads which they are closest to.