History
The school was built in the 1950s and originally called Branston Secondary Modern. By 1959 around 350 pupils were enrolled; today there are over 1,200.
The original school consisted of a central block of classrooms, which included a dining hall on the ground floor, and a gymnasium. Woodwork and metalwork workshops were built nearby, while sports changing rooms and greenhouses were at the back of the block.
The school for many years ran a house system based on royal houses, with allocated colours: Tudor (yellow), Lancaster (red), Windsor (green), Stuart (blue), York (white) and Hanover (orange). This system has since ended.
Classroom space expanded through increased pupil numbers. A new library and office accommodation block, sports complex, swimming pool, youth wing, sixth form unit, science and language block and house rooms have been added over the years.
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