A major building programme began in May 2002, with an investment of £4.2 million under the Public Private Partnership Initiative.

This work involved a complete upgrade of all college buildings including new areas in Design Technology, Creative and Expressive Arts, Humanities and a new Learning Resource Centre.

[citation needed] The school follows the National Curriculum to GCSE level, with some subjects compulsory, and others as options.

Pupils taking each science as a separate subject, study for three GCSEs, one each for Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

During the first three years Food Technology, Graphics, Resistant Materials and Textiles and French or Urdu are taught, with pupils choosing one of these to continue at GCSE level later.