ast ings ▁Second ary ▁School . ▁A ▁further ▁new ▁building ▁was ▁constructed ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁site , ▁but ▁reached ▁by ▁a ▁separate ▁road ▁entrance ▁in ▁Park ▁Avenue . ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁renamed ▁" the ▁William ▁Parker ▁School " ▁and ▁had ▁its ▁first ▁compreh ensive ▁system ▁int ake ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁This ▁first ▁year ▁of ▁compreh ensive ▁students ▁were ▁tempor arily ▁taught ▁in ▁Pri ory ▁Road ▁School , ▁with ▁occas ional ▁less ons ▁at ▁the ▁old ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁while ▁the ▁new ▁building ▁was ▁being ▁completed , ▁and ▁moved ▁across ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁location ▁for ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁start ▁of ▁school ▁year . ▁ ▁College ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁school ▁achieved ▁special ist ▁Sports ▁College ▁status , ▁following ▁the ▁new ▁opening ▁of ▁an ▁athlet ics ▁ar ena . ▁ ▁Tow ards ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁the ▁Alan ▁Bo oth ▁Jones ▁Cr icket ▁centre ▁opened , ▁which ▁featured ▁ind oor ▁cr icket ▁and ▁other ▁sports ▁facilities ▁used ▁both ▁by ▁the ▁school ▁and ▁extern ally . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁school ▁re - inst ated ▁the ▁roles ▁of ▁Head ▁Boy , ▁Deput y ▁Head ▁Boy ▁and ▁Pref ect s ▁for ▁the ▁Year ▁ 7 - 1 1 ▁year ▁group . ▁They ▁were ▁chosen ▁from ▁Year ▁ 1 1 ▁and ▁distinguished ▁from ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁group ▁by ▁their ▁tie , ▁which ▁was dark ▁blue ▁with ▁the ▁school ▁cr est . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁William