In 2004, planning for a new school building began. Although the proposals were hotly debated, with a major concern among critics being the sale of the school sports grounds to a property developer, as a way to fund the project, the new school building opened in 2012. The following summer, the school was accused of breaking undertakings given to secure the planning permission, due to local residents not being permitted to use the swimming pool in the new six-storey building, as had been promised. Proposals to find a compromise were under investigation.