The School was awarded Specialist Science Status in Summer 2005. This provides additional funding for the school linked to an ongoing development plan.

Pupils are already benefiting from Science Specialist Status in a number of ways:

• An ongoing program of refurbishment. The first phase, involving the complete refurbishment of two laboratories and a preparation area is planned for completion by October 2006.
• A resource consisting of sixteen laptop computers and data logging equipment, which is taken out to the local Primary Schools, and used in the department at other times.
• A wireless networking system which fully integrates the Science department with the school curriculum network, and makes internet access easy from the science block.
• A varied program of events linked to Science Week 2006, including a STEM fair (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths), rocket building and ‘Starchaser’ presentation, Birds of Prey demonstration and Planetarium. More details about Science Week are below.
• Initiation of CASE lessons (Cognitive Acceleration through Science Education). CASE is designed to develop thinking skills in the context of group work based around practical activities, across a series of science lessons.