- The Staffordshire school was founded in 1602, but its modern form is the result of a 1981 merger of Newcastle High School and the Orme Girls’ School.
- The motto is Nunquam non nova, summa sequendo – “Never not new, strive for the highest” – and its key values are aspiration, endeavour, respect and kindness.
- A £4 million sports complex opened in 2022, incorporating the region’s only Premier League-standard netball court.
- A-level students smashed decade-old records in 2025, achieving 81 per cent A*-B grades.
- Alumni include Dan Robson, the former England rugby player, and the former Dragons’ Den investor Sarah Willingham.
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