[1] The school is located within a few minutes of the Kingfisher Shopping Centre and the area of central Redditch, just north of the roundabout of the A4023 and B4160.

The majority of these are of Pakistani origin, with many speaking English as an additional language.

The main school buildings designed by Henry Walter Simister opened in 1932.

It became a comprehensive school in 1974, and was renamed the Abbey High School after the nearby ruins of Bordesley Abbey, continuing to operate the original house system.

At the start of the 2008/09 school year the House system was reintroduced.