Wilmslow High School
Wilmslow High School is a mixed local-authority maintained secondary school in Wilmslow, Cheshire East Council, teaching 2,227 pupils aged 11 to 18. It was last inspected by Ofsted in January 2025. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 51.4 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 29 May 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Wilmslow High School.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Wilmslow High School.
- 1–2 INSET DAYS 1 & 2 for staff only
- 3 Autumn term starts for students
- 24 School closes: 3:15pm
- 27–31 Autumn Half-term
- 3 INSET DAY 3 for staff only
- 4 School opens for staff and students
- 19 School closes: 12:30pm
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 5 Spring term starts for staff and students
- 13 School closes: 3:15pm
- 16–20 Spring Half-term
- 23 School opens for staff and students
- 26 School closes for students: 3:15pm
- 27 INSET DAY 4 for staff only
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 13 Summer term starts for staff and students
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 22 School closes: 3:15pm
- 25–29 Summer Half-term
- 1 School opens for staff and students
- 17 School closes: 12:30pm
- 20 INSET DAY 5 for staff only
- 21–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 1 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- INSET DAYS 1 & 2 for staff only Sep 1-2, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn term starts for students Sep 3, 2025 Term
- School closes: 3:15pm Oct 24, 2025 Event
- Autumn Half-term Oct 27-31, 2025 Term
- INSET DAY 3 for staff only Nov 3, 2025 Inset Day
- School opens for staff and students Nov 4, 2025 Inset Day
- School closes: 12:30pm Dec 19, 2025 Event
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Spring term starts for staff and students Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- School closes: 3:15pm Feb 13, 2026 Event
- Spring Half-term Feb 16-20, 2026 Term
- School opens for staff and students Feb 23, 2026 Inset Day
- School closes for students: 3:15pm Mar 26, 2026 Event
- INSET DAY 4 for staff only Mar 27, 2026 Inset Day
- Easter Holiday Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Summer term starts for staff and students Apr 13, 2026 Inset Day
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- School closes: 3:15pm May 22, 2026 Event
- Summer Half-term May 25-29, 2026 Term
- School opens for staff and students Jun 1, 2026 Inset Day
- School closes: 12:30pm Jul 17, 2026 Event
- INSET DAY 5 for staff only Jul 20, 2026 Inset Day
- Summer Holiday Jul 21 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Wilmslow High School with Cheshire East Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 51.4 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 34.73 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 20.5% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 93% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 87% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Wilmslow High School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Wilmslow High School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.