▁new ▁block , ▁in ▁an ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁School ' s ▁facilities ▁that ▁will ▁enable ▁pup il ▁numbers ▁to ▁grow ▁from ▁ 4 0 0 ▁to ▁over ▁ 7 0 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁a ▁primary ▁school ▁opened ▁under ▁the ▁city ▁library . ▁It ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁C athedral ▁Primary ▁School ▁( CP S ). ▁ ▁Build ings ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁school ▁building ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁St ▁August ine ' s ▁Ab bey , ▁which ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 1 4 0 . ▁This ▁contains ▁the ▁ref ect ory ▁and ▁a ▁ 1 3 th - century ▁right - hand ▁arch way , ▁with ▁upper ▁walls ▁from ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 6 th ▁century . ▁It ▁was ▁extens ively ▁alter ed ▁and ▁partly ▁ref ac ed ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁centuries . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁designated ▁by ▁English ▁Heritage ▁as ▁a ▁grade ▁II * ▁listed ▁building . ▁The ▁Ab bey ▁House ▁and ▁Dean ery ▁are ▁also ▁II * ▁listed . ▁ ▁Ne wer ▁buildings ▁include ▁the ▁C ress well ▁Centre ▁and ▁the ▁Par son age , ▁which ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁These ▁buildings ▁are ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁College ▁Square . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁achiev ement ▁The ▁school ▁has ▁improved ▁its ▁results ▁over ▁the ▁period ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁achieved ▁its ▁best ▁ever ▁GC SE ▁scores ▁in ▁ 2 0 1