School Site
The school is located about 1 km west of Watford town centre, just to the south of Watford tube station and Cassiobury Park. The 120-metre (390 ft) long neo-Georgian main block and the adjacent Master's House are Grade II listed buildings. The school was used as a location for many of the external and internal shots in the filming of The History Boys.
Many sports are played at the New Field (shared with the Old Boys sports clubs) beside the Grand Union Canal near Cassiobury Park.
The school improved its sports facilities with the creation of a new gym; the school has also benefitted widely from the creation of the new music block, 'The Clarendon Muse', which is also partly owned by Hertfordshire School of Music; and a new Sixth Form centre with a food technology lab, financed through fundraising and the sale of land on the northern edge of the grounds for residential development.
The new music block, officially known as the 'Clarendon Muse', stands on the front lawn of the school. The building was completed in December 2007 at the cost of £5 million, and has approximately 2,000 square metres (22,000 sq ft) of space spread out over four floors. It is also used by the Watford School of Music in the evenings and weekends.
The school is currently planning to build a new science and mathematics block, which will be carbon neutral and have the latest technology to ensure it is as renewable and environmentally friendly, as possible.
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