Wilmington Grammar School for Girls

About the School

The website of Wilmington Grammar School for Girls gives you an indication of the school’s values and ethos.

Founded in 1958, the school has been helping girls to secure outstanding academic results and providing a well-rounded experience for over half a century. The school encourages a happy and harmonious community which respects the individual and celebrates the rich diversity of backgrounds and heritage of students and staff. It is a growing school with over 920 students on roll, but remain sufficiently small to recognise individual talents and ensure everyone is challenged and supported to reach their goals.

This is a school that has always been willing to reinvent itself, to look for new opportunities and to take on new challenges. they encourage each of the students to do likewise. Wilmington Grammar School for Girls aims to nurture a passion for learning and a desire to try new things and set ambitious goals.

They have a strong emphasis on skill development and encourage all students to adopt the’ Wilmington Mindset’, where resilience and the impetus to innovate, trial new initiatives, grow in confidence, independence and resilience is applauded. Respectful relationships are central to the school philosophy and there is a strong belief that students learn best when they are happy, motivated and co-partners in their own learning.

Younger students have the opportunity to immerse themselves in both Mandarin and an Enterprise curriculum. The triage of Mandarin, Enterprise and Mindset provide an excellent base for students when they eventually move on to work places.

From Year 7 to Year 11, girls are taught in a single sex environment. In sixth form however, the school offer an unparalleled range of curricular opportunities through a partnership with Wilmington Grammar School for Boys. The same ethos of ambitious aspirations pervades the post 16 offer and the opportunity to further stimulate the students’ intellectual curiosity alongside the opportunity to further develop their personal and social skills is a winning formula.

With the variety of different pathways on offer, the school is confident that this gives a unique opportunity to support students in preparation for their next step, be that university or the world of work.

At Wilmington Grammar School for Girls, they recognise the part that is played by all stakeholders and work closely with parents to ensure our students emerge as confident, self-reliant, responsible and caring citizens.

Parents are encouraged to attend one of the Open Days/ Evenings.