[5] The school's original buildings were constructed in 1956 by Sheppard Robson & Partners for the London County Council.

It opened in 1956 and originally housed the 500 girls of Hurlingham School from Hugon Road in Fulham.

It was described as a "failing school" in the pilot Ofsted inspections in 1994, which prompted discussions of closure until it was given a clean bill of health later in the same year.

Provision was judged ‘good’ by Ofsted in 1997 and the school was highlighted for its improvement in HMCI's 1999 Annual Report.

In 2009, the school received funding to expand and upgrade its facilities, and consider adding a sixth form.