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Wallington High School for Girls has an excellent academic reputation and we also provide first-class care, guidance, support, and development so that everyone enjoys a positive experience during their time at the school and leaves well prepared for life beyond. We are ambitious for our students and want them to leave prepared to contribute to the world - our school motto "Heirs of the Past, Makers of the Future" reflects this. Our school is a happy, positive place to study and we benefit from a multi-cultural community that brings a rich diversity to the school. At Wallington High School for Girls, all our work is based on the principle of equal opportunity. This principle includes equal entitlement to a broad, balanced curriculum, including the National Curriculum, relevant to the needs of each student. We, therefore, organize our teaching to provide for the individual needs of each student. This is particularly so for students with special educational needs. We plan and operate a differentiated curriculum to ensure equal access to the curriculum for each student. Partnerships are a vital part of our work with students with SEN. Parents / Carers are involved in all aspects of planning for their daughters. In school and external provision planning is shared with all teachers and the pastoral team. Provision is then monitored and evaluated by the School Governors. At every stage of our curriculum, we give our students, who are all very bright, stretch and challenge and prepare them for the next step of their academic journey from Key Stage 3 into 4, from Key Stage 4 into ‘A’ Levels, and from Sixth Form into university and life beyond. Throughout their time with us, we support our students on their pathways to follow their aspirations and fulfill their potential. This curriculum recognizes the need for rigor and pace whilst also giving our students a wide breadth of experience, extending and enriching the National Curriculum to meet the needs of our very able students. Their Technology course across the first two years encompasses 5 separate areas and a challenging project on structures. The Computing course includes coding from Year 7 and develops all the IT skills they will need to be effective in their studies at our school. We have also expanded Drama provision to support students develop their interpersonal skills. In Mathematics and Science, the GCSE syllabus is followed from Year 9 in response to our students’ ability levels. In our Sixth Form, we offer 30 subjects over a very broad range. These include all the facilitating subjects required for top universities, including Further Mathematics. Other subjects available include, amongst others, four Technology subjects, Art, Psychology, Philosophy and Ethics, Economics, Drama, and Music. There are opportunities for students to complete an Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) and have the opportunity to complete a Sports Leaders qualification and take part in Young Enterprise. High-quality preparation for Higher Education and career advice is central to the pastoral program in Sixth Form. Our PSHCE (Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship Education) course runs throughout KS3, KS4, and KS5 and is designed to prepare our students to take an informed and active role as citizens in British society. We pride ourselves on the number and range of extracurricular activities on offer to our students. By extending their learning outside of the classroom, students have the opportunity to expand their horizons. We strongly recommend that all students supplement their academic studies by participating in at least one extra-curricular club. At Wallington High School for Girls, we recognize the importance of learning outside of the classroom and the impact these experiences have on students’ development. We, therefore, have five dedicated Enrichment Days each year, one in the Autumn term, one in the Spring term, and three days in the Summer term. During this time, all students will be off timetable and will therefore be able to enjoy the activities on offer, knowing they will not be missing any lessons. We aim to provide an Enrichment program that covers a wide range of skills and experiences balancing off-site visits with exciting activities in school. View full school

Wallington County Grammar School, one of the best schools in the country. What makes us great is that, at our core, we care very deeply about our students, both past and present. We are renowned for the quality of our pastoral work, warmly supporting our pupils to become happy, confident individuals equipped with the qualifications, skills, and attributes to succeed in a globalized world. We believe that every person will reach their personal best and overcome any challenge through a shared culture and ethos of ‘self-discipline’, ‘endeavor’, and ‘excellence’. We are dedicated to developing as successful individuals, creating a positive environment where all of us will learn. We never fail because we never give up. We believe in ourselves. We believe in each other. We believe in Wallington County Grammar School. Being a boys selective school founded in 1927 that welcomes girls into the Sixth Form, we work within the Folio Education Trust, blending the best of tradition with innovation to engage and inspire our students to be the very best they can be. Because of this our students make progress within the top 2% of all secondary schools in the country at GCSE and go on to gain places at the world’s top universities. The school was rated as 'outstanding in all categories ' by Ofsted in 2017 which is a rare achievement of which we are extremely proud. This success is born from our core values of self-discipline, endeavor, and excellence: being self-disciplined enough to always show deep compassion and respect for all members of our community endeavoring to always approach our work with passion and enthusiasm, never being afraid of failure or mistakes but embracing them to learn from and better ourselves reaching excellence, not just in the classroom, but as well-rounded individuals who succeed in many aspects of life be they sporting, artistic, intellectual or social. We tailor our curriculum to ensure students have nurtured a well-rounded individual, excelling in core subjects like mathematics, English, and the sciences but who are also deeply knowledgeable about the arts and humanities. Our co-curriculum further enhances our students’ character, forging outstanding sportsmen through our superb coaching program and creating individuals who are passionate about representing their club or society, house, year group, and school. Above all, we celebrate our incredible students through a culture of praise and recognition to make sure they leave us with the conviction that they can achieve anything they put their minds to. Wallington County Grammar School's motto 'per ardua ad summa' means 'through difficulties to the heights and is a perfect description of the journey young people take through their life in school. Growing up isn't easy and students, staff and parents will face many challenges and difficult decisions along the way as each person strives to recognize and reach their personal best. At WCGS the School does what it takes to surround members of the community with the necessary support to unleash their aspirations and develop a true love for a school which is the conduit through which students become well-rounded, mature young adults with a sense of emotional and social intelligence. We believe that every person will reach their personal best and overcome any challenge through a shared culture and ethos of ‘self-discipline’, ‘endeavor’, and ‘excellence’. We are dedicated to developing as successful individuals, creating a positive environment where all of us will learn. We never fail because we never give up. We believe in ourselves. We believe in each other. We believe in Wallington County Grammar School. Our culture and ethos and the practice that flows from it are at the heart of the School’s drive to deliver its vision. Promoting and maintaining excellent standards of conduct is one of the School’s key aims. That aim is fundamental to enable every person to achieve their potential and learn to become an effective, independent, self-motivated learner. High standards of conduct and effective learning go together. Just as we teach and model effective learning in the subjects of the curriculum, we must model and teach the excellent conduct for the learning we expect people to display at all times. As a traditional but innovative School, our practice is guided by our ‘Core Values’. We arrive together at WCGS with individual knowledge and understanding, different backgrounds, experiences, and expectations. For this reason, our clear values must unite us and guide all of our work. Everybody is to understand why our values are there and what they mean as guiding principles for our daily work. A test of our core values is in our words and actions both in the classroom and within the WCGS community. View full school