The first school to occupy the upper school site was
Bath City Secondary School for Girls in 1922. This school had previously operated in the
Guildhall alongside the boys'
Bath City Secondary School (which ultimately became
Beechen Cliff School). By 1939 it had become known as the City of Bath Girls' School (CBGS), a grammar school for girls, for ages 11–16 and a small 2-year sixth form. Although it was, and remains, a state school, in those days its structure and subject matter was modeled on that of an English public school for boys, with uniforms and an emphasis on "school spirit".There was a total enrollment of some 500 girls, all of whom had passed a standard 11 + examination.(Meryle Secrest, née June Doman, student of CBGS from 1941 to 1948.) After
World War II the school was enlarged with a pair of Edwardian villas at 39 and 41 Upper Oldfield Park. Later development included a technology block in 1957, a modular dining hall building, and modular classrooms in 1973. The lower school site was originally known as the Somerset Industrial School for Boys in 1832. It was founded to accommodate 180 boys at Brougham Hayes on the Lower Bristol road, it had originally been built as a Barracks. It became a Domestic Science College in 1934, (formerly part of
Bath Technical College). It was then occupied by the
City of Bath Technical School for boys. funded by the sale of the school's playing fields in
Odd Down for a new supermarket. The extension, called the Hayesfield Performing Arts and Sports Centre, opened in early 2011. The school is a foundation member of the Bath Education Trust, an alliance of Hayesfield Girls' School,
Beechen Cliff School,
City of Bath College, the
University of Bath and the local business
Rotork. The aim of the Trust to provide opportunities for cooperation with shared resources and staff across the sites and to provide a link to business for the students and staff. == Academics ==