In 2001, Wrexham County Borough Council decided to reorganise the secondary schools of Wrexham to solve the problem of surplus places and to update ageing infrastructure by merging the three city schools.

This was opposed by several staff, parents and pupils of all three schools, and a petition bearing more than 1000 names was made during 2002.

[1] The Welsh Assembly Government reinforced the local councils decision.

[1] In March 2013 it was announced that the school had been put into special measures due to poor performance.

[3] The Estyn January 2013 report, said that the school was 'Unsatisfactory' in several areas, the worst of the four judgement grades that could be used[4] By March 2015 the school was removed from special measures following significant improvements in exam results and the quality of teaching.