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.
ðə fˈɜːst sˈɛkəndɚɹi skˈuːl ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹiə wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɔnðə skˈuːlz fˈɔːɹmɚ dʒˈæklɪn ɹˈoʊd sˈaɪt sˈuːn ˈæftɚ ðə sˈɛkənd wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɪn ɹˌiːloʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ˈɑːɹmi bˈɪldɪŋz.