the newpark campus covers 100,543m² (25 acres). the school was centred on a purpose-built prefab-style block, opened in 1974, but also used two large houses, "melfield" and "belfort" (referred to as the red-brick by students), a purpose-built extension to belfort (the d/f building), a gate lodge and other ancillary rooms. . in 2015 a new school building was opened to students and many of the ancillary rooms were demolished leaving only belfort and melfield standing from the original plan.