The local high school has proved so popular it is heavily oversubscribed, as a result a substantial number of applicants have been turned down for places starting this autumn.
Wilmslow High School has filled all 315 Year 7 places, for pupils starting in September 2014, and has had to reject 152 applicants. This is the highest number of unsuccessful applicants across the whole borough, followed by Poynton High School and Performing Arts College who received 310 applications for 246 places.
In total 3,747 pupils in Cheshire East applied for Year 7 places, with 97% being granted their first choice. Amongst the unlucky ones were 164 (4.4%) who were offered their second preference and 11 (0.3%) who were offered their third choice.
As spokesperson for Cheshire East Council said yesterday "Today is the closing date for accepting the place offered. We have already received a number of declines for Wilmslow High and within the next couple of days we will be compiling the waiting list and re allocating any vacancies. The waiting list is kept in criteria order not a "first come, first served" basis."
Do get in touch if your son or daughter has been turned down for Wilmslow High School at [email protected] and let us know where they have been offered a place.
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It will always have its critics, but there will always be more supporters. They have become unfortunate victims of their own success.
And when CEC has finished building new houses on the green belt nearby the demands on WHS will get greater. so expect more of the same in the future !
I hope they don't expand further on site, causing more traffic/litter and on Holly Road North , Parkway and Broadway. I collected 5 Costa Coffee cups just on Holly Road North yesterday, surely its not the children, then it must be the parents who park throwing litter out of the cars, other items include soft drinks bottles, and crisp packets. Builders working in the area - watch out I am on the lookout.
Also the speed at which the cars leave the school is worrying not only for safety WHS children but the rest of us
Look to improve the road safety and only having access from the bypass would be an idea or pedestrianisation - if the councillors are reading this.
No idea when the building work commences, but probably dependent on s106 funding from builders, as and when they build and sell. Even so, CEC have to borrow money to deliver the plan. Could be years away. Not impressed.
WHS is a great school, but there are physical limits to its capacity on this site. Build a sixth form college at Handforth East? It's council owned land. Or use one of the buildings at Aderley Park - ready made sports centre and playing fields?
Very disheartening as my son excels in sports and science which is why we chose this school. He has been predicted 5A for all of his SATs and works his bum off at school! It feels so unfair that he's been palmed off with a school he has no interest in attending when he was so passionate about starting high school when he thought it would be wilmslow. We have appealed and are on the "waiting list" but are sat in limbo with no updates and no clue what's happening with his future.
Would it not be true though to say that size matters? Too small and there are insufficient resources to gain momentum in all aspects of school life. Too big and lines of communication are weakened leading to loss of control leading to deteriorating standards and performance.
This is only a thought ,but I do hope that such thoughts are taken into account when those charged with the future of WHS are indeed considering the future.
You can phone him or email him. Details are on http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk
If you live in Dean Row ward, then until May 2015 it's a Mr Whiteley. He doesn't live in Wilmslow but does come here from time to time.