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.
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.