The school was a Primary School until the early 1980s, then became a Middle school, retaining the same house system.
The school's states that its vision is to be A church school and a family school with high expectations.
Pupils in the school belong to one of four houses, each named after a Royal House: Lancaster(RED), Stuart(BLUE), Tudor(GREEN) and York(YELLOW). In 2004, form groups were reorganized into house groups and pupils are now registered by the same tutor throughout their time at the school.
The school has been awarded Investors in People status and was the first in the Borough to be recognized with the Sportsmark award.