 The school was formally opened by Mayor of London Boris Johnson in September 2011 and is currently home to 600 pupils.It received over 1,000 applicants for its last 120 places, making it one of the most oversubscribed taxpayer-funded schools in England.The school's first headteacher was Thomas Packer, who served in post from September 2011 to January 2013, before becoming Education Director of the charitable trust that set up the school.