ɪt bɪkˌeɪm ɐ ɡɹˈæntmeɪntˈeɪnd skˈuːl sˈɛlfɡˈʌvɚnɪŋ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː, tɹænsfˈɜːɹɪŋ tə faʊndˈeɪʃən stˈæɾəs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn.
It became a grant-maintained school self-governing in 1992, transferring to Foundation status in 1999.