ðə fˈɜːst sˈɛkəndɚɹi skˈuːl ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹiə wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɔnðə skˈuːlz fˈɔːɹmɚ dʒˈæklɪn ɹˈoʊd sˈaɪt sˈuːn ˈæftɚ ðə sˈɛkənd wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɪn ɹˌiːloʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ˈɑːɹmi bˈɪldɪŋz.
The first secondary school in the area was established on the school's former Jacklin Road site soon after the Second World War in re-located Army buildings.