[1] The school was founded in 1891, and was bought by the Education Committee of the Corporation in 1908 when it provided place for 300 girls.

Girls were then admitted at the age of six and the curriculum allowed for education up to the matriculation standard and modern languages were well catered for.

[citation needed] The numbers of students achieving 5 or more A*-C passes at GCSE have risen from 16% to 64%.

The station is now based online, offering content on demand for both students and the general public.

Notable former students include: Jean Else served as headteacher at Whalley Range in 1994 when the school had the worst truancy rate in England and Wales.

[14] Else pursued a lengthy battle to return to the school but was finally dismissed in August 2006, along with her sister, Maureen Rochford, Assistant Head, and Stewart Scott, Director of Governance, following allegations of nepotism and questionable management.