The school formerly admitted only boys but has become co-educational.

Since that time the school has become co-educational and pioneered the integration of technology and design into the curriculum.

Shortly after the school had become co-educational, Church Mill was bought in 1908.

Until 2009 it was an all-boys school, however, the Sixth form has since become co-educational.

In the early 1970s under a new head, the school began to accept girls, and by the early 1980s had become fully co-educational.

The school started as a day school for boys, but has recently become co-educational.

In 1997 the house was changed into a girls' house upon the school becoming fully co-educational.

This was the first time an endowed School of this type had become co-educational.

The school moved to its current semi-rural setting soon after this and began admitting girls in 1978, becoming fully co-educational.