Premises
The school occupies Rykneld Hall, a Grade II listed 18th century country house at Littleover, previously Pastures Hospital, which was built circa 1780 for Josias Cockshutt, enlarged in 1803, 1826 and 1881-1883.
A new arts, music and assembly hall, linking with the old quadrangle, were designed by the architects Rothera Goodwin.
The woodland, mature trees, grassland and water areas in the school's grounds are designated as Wildlife Site 38 and safeguarded in the City of Derby's Local Plan, Policy E4 (Nature Conservation). Such sites are "considered irreplaceable".
New school playing fields were officially opened in September 2006 by the England and British and Irish Lions rugby player Sir Clive Woodward.
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