[2] The school was built by William Wright & Sons, of Park Street in Lincoln, for Holland Education Committee.

[3] The school was officially opened on Wednesday 22 April 1959 by Sir Herbert Shiner of the County Councils' Association.

[11] The new school in Crowland finally opened on Thursday 16 April 1964[12] St Guthlac's School was officially opened on Tuesday 4 May 1965 by the Bishop of Grantham, Anthony Otter, with the Chairman of Holland County Council, Lieutenant-Colonel George Ambrose Grounds (November 1886 - 9 September 1983).

It was created as an academy with the sponsorship of the University of Lincoln which already runs its National Centre for Food Manufacturing directly next to the campus site of the former George Farmer Technology and Language College in Holbeach.

The Chair of the LET was Professor J Scott Davidson of the University of Lincoln and the CEO was Andrew Breckon.