Future
After years of abject decline, on 5 February 2006 it was announced that the school was to join the state sector, abolishing all tuition fees and selection. It applied for and gained City Academy status, which will make it more independent than most state schools by allowing for the selection of up to 10% of students based on aptitude in foreign languages. Parents were once again mislead and were assured that the changes would not come at the cost of the quality of the education received by students.
It is the first member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference of 245 top independent schools to opt into the state sector, which it joined in September 2007.
In March 2007, it was announced to parents that the plans to become an Academy had been finalised and that the United Learning Trust had signed the contract. Plans for extensive building work were revealed, backed by a 10 million pound investment. Building work, which involves a complete renovation and extension of the Donner Block, and the demolition of the Art and Design building, is currently under way.
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