 It was previously a voluntary aided school, which meant the school was established by an organisation other than the Local Education Authority (LEA), in this case the Church of England.This gave the school specific rights and responsibilities which differed from those of non-aided schools.In particular, the school staff were appointed and employed by the governors rather than the LEA, with just over half of the governors themselves appointed by the Church of England Diocesan Board of Education and Dodworth Parochial Church Council.