History
The school opened in September 2006 as part of the first wave of a nationwide programme of capital investment funded by the Department for Education and Skills called Building Schools for the Future. It was formed from the merger of the former Barden High School and Walshaw High School, and occupies the former Walshaw site. It shares its site with Ridgewood Community High, a special school with places for 90 students. The School originally operated from the former Walshaw building, however in 2009 the schools moved a new £33M complex on the same site, with the former Walshaw building subsequently being demolished and new playing fields made in its place.
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