ðə skˈuːl wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən æz bˈʊʃi sˈɛkəndɚɹi mˈɑːdɚn skˈuːl wɪð ɐ bˈɪldɪŋ dɪzˈaɪnd fɔːɹ sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks pjˈuːpəlz.
The school was founded in 1957 as Bushey Secondary Modern School with a building designed for 636 pupils.