Wilmslow High School
Holly Road, Wilmslow, SK9 1LZ
2,227 pupils · 113% of 1,977 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.3%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 January 2025, published 5 February 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 53.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 75.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 33.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.05 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 352 | 371 | 539 | 352 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 360 | 431 | 590 | 360 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 360 | 417 | 619 | 360 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 345 | 415 | 575 | 345 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 345 | 388 | 556 | 345 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 354 | 351 | 537 | 354 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 345 | 397 | 579 | 345 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 345 | 395 | 544 | 345 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St James' Catholic High School 4.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Cheadle Hulme High School 5.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Laurus Cheadle Hulme 6.8 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Manchester Enterprise Academy 7.1 km · Most areas: Urgent improvement (2026)
- Bramhall High School 7.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Kingsway School 7.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.