however, on 20 march 2017 it was announced that the school would re-open in september 2018 in a partnership with full circle education group after the refurbishment. on 5 may 2017 the trustees announced that the headteacher designate would be jeremy hallows, who was then head of the senior school at bromsgrove school. in april 2018 it was announced that the school would open initially with a cohort of year 7 students to nurture the culture of the school from the ground up and to establish organic growth year on year. after a leadership change and the departure of jeremy hallows, gareth seddon was appointed as headmaster. the school opened on 6 september 2018.