Wilmslow High School
About the school
Wilmslow High School is an open secondary school in Cheshire East.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 8 January 2025
- Published
- 5 February 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Standards maintained
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 51.4
- Cheshire East
- 47.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Cheshire East
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 53.40%
- Cheshire East
- 45.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 75.10%
- Cheshire East
- 67.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 33.10%
- Cheshire East
- 38.90%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.52
- Cheshire East
- 4.1
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 34.73
AAB or better
- School
- 17.60%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
2212
Girls
46.70%
Boys
53.30%
SEN support
9.09%
Education, health and care plan
5.02%
English as an additional language
9.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
14.35%
Overall absence
7.89
Persistent absence
20.54
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
334
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
89%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
5%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
216
Sustained education or employment
87%
Higher education
50%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
29%