Buildings
- Main Building - the original structure from the 19th century and designed by Richard Lane. Contains the school library, and also holds the maths classrooms and staff rooms.
- Main Hall - Used for most assemblies, and also school concerts and performances. The surrounding rooms are used as music classrooms, rehearsal space and a drama theatre.
- North East Building (formally known as Junior Block) - A three-story structure which contains twelve classrooms, used to teach English and RS. Recently part of the roof blew off in the high winds of January 2007, and pupils were forced to evacuate the area in and around the block. Nobody was hurt.
- Kirkman House - the old vicars house, contains many classrooms, designated for sixth form classes. Also has a secret staircase leading to the attic of the building.
- Art and Technology Block. - Contains the art classrooms, as well as Design & Technology, Product Design, Graphics, Food and Textiles. It has one classroom.
- House Block - Three stories each belonging to one of the three year groups in ks3. The top floor is run by year 7, the middle by year 8 and the bottom by year 9. The space is mainly used socially at lunch times, also since the recent refurbishment geography, history, maths and MFL departments have moved into the building.it also houses the ks3 lockers.
- Sports Hall - the newest edition to the school. Containing a huge sports hall, 2 classrooms changing rooms and staff facilities.
- Restaurant - previously the gym, on one side is the whole school restaurant, and on the other side the recently refurbished old boys gym, and now upstairs the 6th form mezzanine (mezz) used during study periods and at lunch and break times by the 6th form.
- Science Block- A three-storey building with rooms dedicated to science teaching. The cellar has recently been converted into a social space for pupils in year 10. However the third story is off limits to students.
- IT building - the downstairs is mainly used as a social space for year 11 pupils. Upstairs contains IT and business studies classrooms.
- JT Block- Used for Modern Foreign Languages a pre fabricated building on the west of the school
- Sociology Block - contains two modern classrooms equipped with store rooms dedicated to each classroom. It is used to teach social sciences such as psychology and sociology. Teachers such as Miss A Ash and Mrs S Devine now teach there. Commonly known amongst pupils and staff as 'the huts'.
- The Lodge - built around the same time as the main building, situated at the bottom of the drive, as a gatehouse. This was the caretakers lodge, but has now been converted into a set of music practice rooms.and is used for music lessons.
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