on friday 28 april 2006, the school celebrated the 40th anniversary of its opening. pupils and staff dressed up in fashions from the period since the school first opened its doors, and a new outdoor classroom was officially opened by the mp for royston, oliver heald. the then headteacher, marilyn jones, said: "the celebrations went beautifully and the children and staff looked fantastic. we had hippies, punks and new romantics. we even had a few elvis presleys and marilyn monroes. the children and the teachers all had a real laugh. […] we wanted to do something different to mark the 40th birthday so we decided to build an outdoor classroom and, after discussing it with the children, it was decided that we would build an outdoor stage where they could put on shows. parents have helped by donating plants and small trees to provide shade and colour, and over the next two to three years we will continue to build it up and make it a project of which to be proud."