It is designated a grade II listed building, a status given for its special architectural or historic interest.

The architect was Charles Steward Smith, and the hall was laid out as a quadrangle and built in Neo-Tudor style in red brick with stone details.

[1] Wantage Hall was used by the No 1 School of Military Aeronautics during the First World War for training flight instructors, cadet pilots and observers.

During World War II, it was the headquarters of RAF Reserve Command.

[1][2][3] In 1970 an extension of little architectural interest was built to the north, also in red brick.