In September 1973 Kimber (head of the High School) became the first headmaster of the newly formed comprehensive school with over 2,000 students on its roll-call. Having been established on a large tripartite campus, with soft boundaries between schools, all sharing the sports grounds, swimming pool and car parks there was a relatively easy transition and the newly formed comprehensive school took over the smaller buildings and grounds of the 3rd school on the campus, vacated by St John Fisher Catholic High School (which relocated to its current site in parkland on the south side of Harrogate), creating a  campus bounded by residential housing to the west, the Harrogate Line to the north, Kingsley Drive to the south, and Kingsley Road to the east.
The newly formed comprehensive school was established on a tripartite campus with shared facilities between schools. It inherited the smaller buildings and grounds vacated by St John Fisher Catholic High School, which relocated to a new site. The campus is bordered by residential housing to the west, the Harrogate Line to the north, Kingsley Drive to the south, and Kingsley Road to the east.