Rank last year A-level GCSE

Need to know
Head teacher Gender of entry Total pupils
Fionnuala Girls 1,050 (4-18)
Kennedy

UK day fees
£7,718 (11-18)

Results

A-level 2023 rank: 33

Grade %

A* 34

A 37.9

B 20.3

A*/A 71.9

A*-B 92.2

GCSE 2023 rank: 20

Grade %

A*/9/8 75.6

A/7 16.6

A*/A/9/8/7 92.2

What does the school inspection say?

Date of report One-word verdict

2019 Excellent

“The school aim is to develop intellectual robustness, leading to high

academic achievement by girls who are grounded, unselfconscious
and able to recognise their ability to shape the society in which they
live and work ... All groups of pupils make excellent progress and
achieve outstanding results. Pupils are highly articulate, confident …
[and] demonstrate a deep-seated and genuine desire to learn and to
achieve at the highest levels ... Social development is excellent: pupils
work together very naturally and comfortably ... are notably self-
confident and self-aware and contribute positively to the lives of
others in the school and beyond ... Pupils value and celebrate
diversity, they show excellent levels of cultural understanding.”

Read the full report

What does the school say?

Achievements from the past school year
Wimbledon High School has been educating girls to go into the world
and make a difference since 1880. Recent developments include
Project Flip, a student-led initiative on neurodiversity and hidden
differences; Civil Discourse, a pioneering work on challenging binary
narratives; and the Charter, a pastoral project run in association with
King’s College School and which organised the Student Leadership
Conference in autumn 2022. In addition, a head of enterprise,
entrepreneurship and employability joined the school.

Extracurricular activities

There are clubs and societies to enrich every student’s life, from the
traditional (music, drama, sport) to the quirky. Students have
competed in a variety of international and national competitions in
the past year, including in tennis, gymnastics, cheerleading, ballroom
dancing and with England Netball and England Hockey. In addition, a
number of students perform in national orchestras. A partnership
programme with local primary schools gives students the chance to
be mentors to more than 200 children.

What is your pastoral care/wellbeing programme?

The school’s Grow pastoral programme is holistic, innovative and

imaginative. In addition to the Charter, the school runs an annual
Strong Body, Strong Mind initiative that involves everyone from
tutors to peer counsellors, heads of year to the nursing team and the
pastoral dog, Maddie. Specialist support is available when needed.

What’s a typical school lunch menu?

The hot food, cooked from scratch on site, includes daily meat and
vegetarian options, pasta, baked sweet potatoes and soup. There is
also an extensive salad bar, plus yoghurts, fruit and a hot pudding.

Do you offer any qualifications other than A-level, IB and GCSE?

HSK Mandarin.

Do you offer any scholarships, bursaries or financial assistance?

There are means-tested bursaries in Years 7 and 12 that cover 100 per
cent of fees, plus help with extra costs. There are separate
scholarships in music, drama and sports.

Contact
Email Telephone Website
info@wim.gdst.net 020 8971 0900 wimbledonhigh.gdst.net

Address
Mansel Road, Wimbledon, London, SW19 4AB

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