 The school has been rebuilt following the Building Schools for the Future programme.Holly Lodge became a specialist College of Science in the summer of 2004.In 2010 the school received a lot of press coverage due to the remodelling and refurbishing of the building which was provided by BSF 'Building Schools for the Future' and also received attention when Atlantic R&B Singer Lloyd Polite visited during one of the yearly talent shows where he had a session with a year 11 group giving them tips and advice for the music industry.