I am delighted that you are considering Woodchurch High School for your child. We are a very successful 11-16 coeducational Church of England Academy. We have over 1,400 pupils on roll, supported by approximately 100 teachers and over 150 support staff, resulting in small class sizes and greater personalisation of learning.

Woodchurch High School is an extremely popular school, attributable to its ‘Established Excellence’ in every aspect, including: leadership and management, pupil progress and attainment. This excellence has been nationally recognised, as evidenced through our numerous external awards (please see our website for more details). In addition, we have an ordered, disciplined environment and extremely positive relationships with all our parents/carers and the local community.

At Woodchurch High School, we always place pupils at the centre of all we do – which has been reflected in all of our Ofsted Inspection reports. We are committed to providing the best possible education for all our pupils. We work in partnership with parents to achieve this goal.

Success in public examinations is important, as these are the qualifications which are required for further and higher education, as well as for future employment opportunities. The results, and the improvements we have sustained in recent years reflect our ability to successfully prepare our pupils for the next phase of their lives. Our pupils make excellent progress, regardless of their starting point; they tell the staff that they like our school and are proud to be part of it.

To ensure that all our pupils succeed, we focus all our work around our Christian Values and Vision Statement: ‘Let your light so shine before all, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven’ (Matthew 5:16).

An extensive enrichment programme is also provided by school, including a breakfast club and various homework clubs. Throughout the year, there are additional lessons at lunchtime and after school. These provide valuable opportunities for pupils to access extra learning opportunities. We also run a hugely successful Saturday College, and hold Holiday Schools. All of this underlines the emphasis we, as a school, put on ensuring pupil progress.

We are extremely proud to be an inclusive school. We meet the needs of pupils with a range of physical and/or medical impairments, in addition to catering for pupils with Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Our successes in this area have been nationally recognised.

The work of our pastoral team is exemplary in supporting the emotional mental health and well-being of our pupils.

You are more than welcome to visit the school for a tour. Please contact the school and appropriate arrangements will be made for myself, or my senior staff, to welcome you to the school and show you the quality provision we offer. Remember, every day is Open Day! We look forward to meeting you and your child in the near future.