The school was originally proposed in 1937, with a projected cost of £27,000. However, the project was cancelled due to the
Second World War. New plans were drawn in 1952, and excavation of the site started in 1954. During excavations, the skeleton of an
Iron Age man was found, who was nicknamed Septimus because he was discovered on the seventh day of the seventh month. Septimus was rumoured to have been part of former Anglo Saxon tribes and it was later discovered that he died of malaria. Roman building remains were also found in the grounds before the school opened on 17 September 1956, with 300 pupils, 18 teachers and 12 classrooms. The official opening took place on 12 July 1957. as well as many local clubs and societies including the successful Portishead town band which rehearses regularly on the site. In December 2009, it was announced that headteacher Graham Silverthorne was leaving at the end of the academic year to take up a new post in
Hong Kong. Gary Lewis became the new headteacher in August 2010. In 2017, Gary Lewis left the post to take a more senior role within The Lightouse Partnership – a Multi Academy Trust which the school is part of. He was replaced by former deputy-head Tom Inman In 2022, Tom Inman left from his role as Headteacher. Louise Blundell was instated as Headteacher that same year. In early 2018, work began on a new canteen building, along with new classrooms. The building opened for MFL speaking exams in July and furnishing was finished in time for the 2018–19 academic year. ==Awards==