Brick-built accommodation began to appear in the late 1950s, but Nissen huts remained in use,[1] principally for classrooms and storage, through to end of the 1990s.

A memorial garden has been created on the site of the former USAAF mortuary, which for many years was used as the school's technical drawing classroom.

It was intended for academically-gifted children with no grammar schools in their local area that they could attend, as well as those with parents abroad or who regularly moved around the country.

In 2016 the DfE recognised the college as being in the top 100 schools nationally on each of the main three measures, attainment, EBACC pass rate and Value added progress.

In 2019, the Sapientia Education Trust announced plans to unveil a new, purpose-built building to house a new preparatory school for children from reception to Year 6, led by Mr Simon Underhill, with a vision to fostering 'development for the whole child'.

[4] Despite initial plans to purchase adjacent farmland for the Prep School, the College began construction on the former site of the Cavell Hall lawn, by Morgan Sindall.

There are now six boarding houses, which also include day pupils; Ofsted inspected the residential accommodation in 2023 and confirmed it remains 'outstanding'.

[5] In January 1958, a hoard of 881 Anglo Saxon (Edward the Elder) coins were found at the school when a drain was being dug.