 Today the institution is a non-denominational comprehensive school.Originally, the grand red sandstone building located on Eastmuir Street (now Shettleston Road) was thought to be "too grand" for the tiny village of Shettleston, which at the time was separate from Glasgow.The roll of the school quickly grew over the years, and required the construction of an annexe building in 1901, which housed primary education until Eastbank Primary School was split off as a separate entity following construction of a new building at Gartocher Road in 1969.