 The Briarfield/Parrs Wood Road site then became the lower school (for years 7 to 9) while the Burnage Lane site remained the upper school (for years 10 and 11 plus the sixth form).In 1969 the school purchased a disused railway station, in Derbyshire, and converted it for use as an outdoor education centre for pupils.In 2000, the sixth form was disestablished and the lower and upper schools were amalgamated on the Burnage Lane site, which was expanded by a new buildings including a Sports Hall.