 By the end of the 1960s a quarter of the staff were male.The school's centenary was celebrated in 2006–2007 with the release of 1,000 balloons and a school fete, with many other smaller events through the year.The number of students has fluctuated in recent years, with nearly 1,000 in 2007, dropping to under 800 in 2012 and 620 in 2016, but increasing to over 700 by 2018.