▁War , ▁are ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁school ' s ▁mem orial ▁chap el ▁which ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁buildings ▁were ▁requ is ition ed ▁by ▁the ▁Home ▁Office ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁and ▁the ▁staff ▁and ▁pup ils ▁were ▁moved ▁to ▁nearby ▁Mon k ton ▁Com be ▁School . ▁Ult imately , ▁the ▁buildings ▁were ▁not ▁required ▁by ▁the ▁government , ▁and ▁were ▁handed ▁back ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁In ▁December ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁five ▁bomb s ▁during ▁air ▁ra ids . ▁Two ▁of ▁the ▁bomb s ▁caused ▁substantial ▁damage ▁to ▁the ▁Junior ▁School ▁and ▁sh rap nel ▁damage ▁can ▁be ▁observed ▁on ▁what ▁was ▁the ▁Care ers ▁building , ▁now ▁an ▁administrative ▁office . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁the ▁first ▁girl ▁was ▁admitted ▁for ▁tutorials , ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁the ▁school ▁had ▁started ▁encourag ing ▁female ▁applic ants ▁to ▁study ▁full - time . ▁En rol ment ▁increased ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁ 3 5 ▁years ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁bal anced ▁co - ed uc ational ▁environment , ▁with ▁almost ▁equal ▁numbers ▁of ▁boys ▁and ▁girls . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁recent ▁add itions ▁to ▁the ▁school ' s ▁property ▁are ▁a ▁£ 3 ▁million ▁sports ▁hall ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁£ 4 . 5 ▁million ▁prep ▁school ▁hall ▁which ▁opened ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1