Wilmington Grammar School for Girls

Overview

Pupils are “extremely proud of their school” and thrive in a community that promotes “diversity and equality.” The report highlights “strong, positive, professional relationships” and notes that leaders are “well on their way to achieving their vision for a high-quality education.”

Strengths

• “Behaviour is excellent” and bullying is “very rare,” with pupils modelling the school’s ‘REACH’ values.
• The curriculum is “broad and rich,” featuring the ‘Epistemic Insight’ programme to promote enquiry skills.
• “Careers information, education, advice and guidance is extremely well organised,” meeting the Baker Clause requirements.
• Pupils benefit from a “superbly organised student council” and numerous opportunities for leadership and personal development.
• “Adaptations for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) help pupils to achieve on a par with others.”

Areas to improve

• In a “small minority of subjects, including in the sixth form,” curriculum sequencing is “not as coherent as it could be,” leading to inconsistency in teaching practice.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are “effective,” with staff who are “well trained,” “alert to the risks that pupils face,” and who report concerns “promptly.”