The school was created as Highbury Secondary School after the re-organization of the local education system in 1972/3 when the former Highbury Avenue Secondary Modern School became Fisherton Manor Middle School. It remained a secondary school for boys from 11 to 16 years and by 1994 there were 530 on the school roll. In 1995 it was renamed Wyvern College and operates as a technology college for boys. There were 600 boys on the school roll in 1996 and in 2002 the number was 615, aged from 11 to 16+.In 2003 the school gained religious status.