 During the late 1970s, as pupil numbers expanded above the maximum capacity at the Chilwell campus, the school temporarily used the former premises of Nether Street School in Beeston to provide additional classrooms to teach Year 7 pupils (then known as first years).With declining school rolls, the Lower School building was converted for use as a sixth-form centre from 1984.The school buildings were all constructed using the CLASP pre-fabricated system.