Having been named the watchdogs, they monitored the progress of the new school, while the buildings started taking shape on the site that once had been a farm.

[citation needed] The school opened its doors on Wednesday, 7 January 1987 to welcome the first 187 pupils in Forms One and Two.

During the first term the name Willowridge High School became official and a badge needed to be designed.

[1] The Coat of Arms was approved by the Bureau of Heraldry in 1988 and depicts the name of the school and its inherent philosophy.

The two willow trees standing on the ridge, nurturing and protecting the Tudor Rose as it blossoms, represent the name of the school.