Wilmslow High School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–18 · Wilmslow, Cheshire East
Wilmslow High School is a secondary school in Wilmslow, Cheshire East for ages 11–18 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 8 January 2025. Cheshire East has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Holly Road, Wilmslow, SK9 1LZ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Pupils on roll
- 2,227 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 8 January 2025
Strengths
- “This is a school where pupils are inspired to be successful in all that they do.”
- “The school’s core value of ‘be more’ is evident in everything that happens.”
- “Pupils feel happy, safe and valued in this friendly school.”
To improve
- “However, this is not consistent across the school.”
- “This means that, in some subjects, teachers are not clear about the gaps that pupils have in their learning.”
- “Additionally, some teachers do not identify pupils’ misconceptions and misunderstandings effectively, particularly for those pupils with lower rates of attendance.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 February 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 53% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 51.4 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 371 first-preference applications, 352 offers in total, 331 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Year 7 2024 to 2026, as Cheshire East published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cheshire East.
- The Fallibroome Academy 4.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Poynton High School 5.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Tytherington School 5.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Hallows Catholic College 5.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Macclesfield Academy 6.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Knutsford Academy 6.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Eaton Bank Academy 10.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School 10.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published