Woodcote High School

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As a fully comprehensive school, we are very much the school of choice for students in Coulsdon, Woodcote, and Purley and we are regularly up to five times oversubscribed. We enjoy the confidence of parents because we are a continually improving school with results way above the national average, and are in the top 10% of schools in England for student progress. Students feel safe and happy at Woodcote and the school is a community resource used by many community organizations. Our Fitness Suite is open to members of the public.
We are a non-selective school that both serves the local community and has the faith of the local community, a classic example of the good local school that all parents should have a right to send their children to.
We aim to give our students seven years of world-class education and equip them for the wider world of higher education and exciting job opportunities.No one is saying that this is an easy journey, from time to time things go wrong. However, if parents work with us, support what the school stands for, and stay a part of that essential team of school–parent-student, then we will all continue to grow in success.
With well over 1200 students, we are a large institution and we have a responsibility for many future lives. A school of this size can’t operate successfully without excellent staff, both teachers and colleagues who support the teaching and learning in school. It has always been our priority to recruit the best people possible, colleagues committed to ensuring that every student, no matter what their ability, achieves the very best they can in years to come.
The vision of education at Woodcote includes the key element of 'ability, so therefore the school is extremely focussed on providing a broad and extensive program of learning beyond the school's curriculum hours. All departments offer opportunities for every pupil to access within the school year.
The provision is often directed towards an external focus, allowing the pupils to test themselves against their peers or in new and challenging environments. The breadth of our extracurricular offer is a major stimulus to our pupil's achievement and impacts directly onto their love of learning and self-development.

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