ɪɾ ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd θˈɜːdfˈɔːɹm stˈuːdənts ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ ænd ɛkspˈændᵻd tʊ ˈɔːl fˈɔːɹmz ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ jˈɪɹ, wˌɛn ɪt wʌz fˈɔːɹməli ˈoʊpənd baɪ fˈɪl ˈeɪmɑːs, ðə mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ʌv ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən.
It admitted third-form students in 1974 and expanded to all forms the following year, when it was formally opened by Phil Amos, the Minister of Education.