Supportive Year 9 Student Presented With Headteacher’s Award
This week’s Headteacher’s Award was proudly presented to Benji from Year 9. Benji is a truly exceptional member of the Year 9 cohort at William…
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The school has high expectations of pupils’ achievement [and] provides an ambitious curriculum (Ofsted 2025)
Pupils quickly develop a strong feeling of belonging to this school. They are united by their understanding of ‘The William Howard Way’ (Ofsted 2025)
The school provides a comprehensive programme of personal development that prepares pupils well for life in modern society (Ofsted 2025)
Every effort is made to ensure that these pupils [with special educational needs] experience all that the school has to offer (Ofsted 2025)
The calm and purposeful learning environment, together with the plethora of extra-curricular opportunities, has helped to achieve a school that pupils want to attend (Ofsted 2025)
Recent News and Events
Learning Cutting Edge Skills From a Professional
We are very grateful to Cranstons’ Area Manager, Mark Mallinson, who visited our Year 10 GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition class to talk about UK…
Sports Roundup (19 June 2026)
Year 9 Cricket Year 9s had their annual Cricket City Tournament on Tuesday at Edenside. All students performed exceptionally across their two games, including a…
Sports Awards Ball Tickets on Sale
Pre-release tickets are now available for the sports event of the year… our Sports Award Ball. Students who have regularly attended extra-curricular sports clubs or have represented the school have priority for ticket sales. Ticket sales will be open to all students on Thursday 11th June. Tickets are £25 (includes food and after awards party)…
Almunus Shares Experience With Sixth Form Philosophers
We were delighted to welcome back into school former WHS student Craig O’Hara. Craig kindly came along last week to talk to our Year 12…
A Memorable Morning for Year 11 Leavers
There was a jubilant atmosphere of relief and celebration this morning as Year 11 marked the end of their summer exams with the traditional shirt-signing and Leavers’ Assembly. Students gathered in the canteen to enjoy brunch with staff before Ms Ledger, Year 11 Director of Learning, led a heartfelt farewell assembly. The event was filled…
Headteacher’s Award for Exceptionally Enthusiastic Student
This week’s Headteacher’s Award was presented to Paisley, an outstanding Year 8 student. Paisley has demonstrated exceptional effort, achievement and conduct throughout Year 8. She…
We Invite Year 5 to Experience the Exceptional
From taster days to open days, we have always thrown open our doors to welcome families of our prospective students to see first-hand just what we offer. We are going even further and offering an opportunity to sample the first-class teaching and academic excellence found in our WHS classrooms. Year 5 pupils are invited to…
