The school occupies a picturesque and beautiful Grade ii listed former convent in the centre of Horbury, close to Junctions 40 and 41 of the M1. Originally founded in 1949 by the Community of St Peter’s Convent, it became part of the Silcoates School Foundation in 1993. The school retains its magnificent Chapel, which has been preserved from the days when the St Peter’s nuns occupied the building.