Wilmslow High School

The school has a staff of over 140 full and part-time members, including teachers, learning support assistants, site, secretarial and administrative staff, midday supervisors, technicians and library staff.

• The Leadership Group comprises the Head teacher, a Deputy Head teacher and six Assistant Head teachers (Post 16 Education, Personnel, Student Monitoring, Evaluation and Support, Teaching and Learning, Administration, Director of Sport).
• The 'Student Services' structure is based upon a House System, which is managed and led by four Heads of House. All staff are members of a House and contribute to the guidance and support programmes and the extra-curricular life of the House.
• Curriculum Areas are grouped into Curriculum 'Organisers' as follows: Multi-Literacies (English, Mathematics, Modern Languages, ICT), Empiric Enquiry (Science, Design and Technology), Individual Development (Music, Art, Drama, Physical Education, Religious Education), Global Communities (Geography, History, Business Studies). Team Leaders are responsible for the delivery of programmes of learning within these 'Organisers'.
• A Bursar, who is responsible for finance, buildings, and administration, manages the Support staff structure. That structure includes 'Student Managers', clerical and administrative support for curriculum areas and an ICT support team. A mix of teaching and support staff facilitates Sports College developments.
• 'High Leisure' represents the commercial side of the school's activity and manages the use of the school's facilities for the benefit of the community as a whole.

Wilmslow High School has developed significantly over recent years and now enjoys an enviable reputation. The Ofsted Inspection Report of March 2003 described the school as, 'very effective' and found that: -

• Standards are well above average and achievement is good
• The quality of teaching and learning is good throughout the school
• Pupils have good attitudes to the school and their studies
• Leadership and management are excellent
• Arrangements for pupils' welfare are very good
• Provision for pupils' personal development is very good
• The range of extra-curricular activities is excellent

Areas for further improvement were identified as follows: -

• Provision for religious education and ICT
• The quality of those lessons which were judged "satisfactory".

The school has, subsequent to the Ofsted Inspection, commenced a fundamental review of current provision within a 'Futures Thinking' debate with the aim of transforming an already very good school into a 'great' school.