 In the late-'50s to mid-'60s, the school was highly rated and competition for places was strong.In 1967, Burnage Grammar School became a non-selective comprehensive, at a time when most grammar schools in Manchester were being disestablished following the abolition of the Tripartite System in British schools.It became Burnage High School for Boys and merged with Ladybarn Secondary Modern School, which was on nearby Briarfield Road/Parrs Wood Road, in Withington.