Key Information

Statutory Information and Policies

School Policies

Trust Policies

Supplementary Form
You only need to complete a Supplementary Form if you:
● Have a sibling currently attending WGSB or WGSG
● Your child has been registered for free school meals in the last 6 years and you live within the parish boundaries listed or a 3 mile radius of the school. If this applies to you, you will need to get a letter from your child’s school confirming this.

The supplementary form can be found below and emailed to admissions@wgsb.co.uk. 

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Appeals
If your child is due to start secondary school in September 2026, you can appeal if you are refused a place at one of your preferred schools on National Offer Day (Monday 2nd March 2026). You must submit your appeal before the deadline listed for it to be considered in the first tranche of appeals. Any appeals received after this time may not be heard until the second tranche which could be in September 2026. You must state the reason for your appeal and supply any documentary evidence at this stage.

If you wish to appeal you would need to complete a form online. Please do NOT use ANY other appeal form or send your form to your local authority. Further information on how to appeal and the timetable will be posted in due course, likely towards the end of January 2026.

Please note: You can only submit an appeal form if you named WGSB on your Secondary Common Application Form (SCAF) on/by 31st October 2025.

Please see the documents (at the bottom of this page) to support you with the process of making an appeal this year, as well as the key general documentation the school will be providing the appeals panel.

Key Dates

In Year Admissions
Applications from students wishing to transfer to Wilmington Grammar School for Boys should be made via the school by completing an In Year Casual Application Form (IYACF). If places are available applicants will be required to sit admission tests at the school to assess their suitability. We only carry out testing three times per academic year.

The school admits eligible students who are successful in our admission tests where places are available in Years 7 & 8. Admission part way through the preparation for GCSE examinations (i.e. Years 9,10 & 11) is not advisable, therefore the school would only admit a student after the start of Year 9 in exceptional circumstances where a place is available.

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Admission to Year 12
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys offers a collaborative Sixth Form – WG6 – in partnership with Wilmington Grammar School for Girls.

WG6 admits all genders to follow AS/A Level courses if they achieve the required GCSE grades for the courses chosen.

Full details can be viewed here

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Free 11+ Familiarisation Materials

Wilmington Grammar School for Boys is proud to be open to students from all backgrounds

To encourage even greater representation of children at WGSB, we work in partnership with Atom Learning, the leading online Key Stage 2 learning and 11+ preparation platform, to provide students who are eligible for Pupil Premium with free online learning and 11+ exam preparation.

This programme is designed to help children get familiar with the type of questions they may see on the 11+, and build exam technique and confidence. They’ll be able to access KS2 and 11+ practice questions, learning resources, and practice papers through their Atom Home account.

If your child has been eligible for free school meals at any point in the last six years, please fill in the form by clicking the button below. They will be given free access to Atom Home when their Pupil Premium status has been verified by their primary school.

For non-pupil premium families, there is a five-day free trial available via the Atom website.

Examinations

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Here you will be able to find all the latest information on both internal and public examinations at WGSB. General examination dates are on the school calendar, more detailed timetables are uploaded as soon as they become available.

For information regarding how the awarding bodies use student data please see the GDPR information on their respective website’s via the links below.

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Joint Council for Qualifications Documents
Below are links to JCQ information for candidates’ notices relating to GCSE/GCE qualifications:

Wilmington Grammar School for Boys examination results and school performance can be viewed here

School Performance

We are incredibly proud to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our students at Wilmington Grammar School for Boys. Our academic performance data is consistently strong and places us in the ‘Well Above Average’ category nationally, with a Progress 8 score of +0.66 – well ahead of the national average. The progress made by our students in English and Maths rivals any school in the country.

An impressive 92.6% of our students achieved Grade 5 or above in English and Maths GCSEs (47.9% local authority average), and following A Levels, 99% of our WG6 students continued into further education or employment. These results are a testament to the hard work, ambition, and resilience of our students, supported by our dedicated staff and vibrant school community. We are very proud of our academic tradition.

The Department of Education Key Stage 4 School Performance Indicators can be viewed here
School and college performance table information is available here

To read our A Level Press Release click here
To read our GCSE Press Release click here

Mr Harrington, Headteacher, commented “The performance of our dedicated and determined students is remarkable and continues to reward student hard work and the school’s unrelenting focus on kindness, diligence and effort.”

Safeguarding

At Wilmington Grammar School for Boys our approach to safeguarding is child-centred and we always consider the best interest of the child. The following overview outlines our commitment to providing a safe environment in which children can learn.

● Mrs Takeda is the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL). She provides support to staff members to carry out their safeguarding duties and liaises with other agencies such as children’s social care.
● Mrs Takeda is supported by the rest of the Senior Leadership Team, who are also safeguarding leads and the Lead Governor for Safeguarding, Ms Sole.
● Together with the Heads of Year and Student Managers, regular meetings are held to discuss any ongoing safeguarding or welfare concerns, offering support and guidance where necessary.
● All staff members receive regular safeguarding and child protection training and safeguarding and child protection updates.
● A central record is kept of all adults who either work in the school or who help as volunteers with details of DBS checks in place.
● Any visitors to the school are required to report to the office and sign in securely through our electronic system. Visitors are expected to wear their photographic visitor ID at all times while on the school site. They are given an information card outlining who to contact with a safeguarding concern.
● Senior members of staff involved in the recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff have received recognised training in safer recruitment and procedures are in place to ensure that appropriate checks have been made before appointments are taken up.
● All staff, including non-teaching staff know the procedures for reporting safeguarding or welfare concerns.
● All students are made aware of the safeguarding team and understand the importance of safeguarding issues. Relevant and current safeguarding issues are addressed and delivered through a mapped programme of PSHE during termly drop-down mornings and during form time.
● All students are made aware of how to report safeguarding or welfare concerns about themselves or others to staff through form time PSHE sessions and information posters in classrooms and on Teams.
● All students are aware of how to report anonymous or hour of hours concerns via SHARP (School Help Advice Reporting Page) which provides a range of support, advice and videos. Click here for more information or to report a concern
● All students are aware of the importance of e-safety and have received guidance from the IT department and through assemblies and PSHE on safe use of the internet. Please click here to view the Parental Controls Online Safety Booklet

Transfer of safeguarding files for Year 7 transition from primary schools or for external Y12 students entering WG6:

● If you are sending safeguarding files to the school electronically, please send them to safeguarding@wgsb.co.uk . Please note that we use Edukey for our safeguarding system.
● If you are sending files through the post, please ensure they are sent via secure recorded delivery and marked for the attention of the DSL: Mrs Takeda.
● We will acknowledge receipt of all files by email.

Extreme Weather Timetable

Please note the decision to adopt this timetable, or in extreme circumstances, close the school will be made by the Headteacher. Parents will be notified in advance via this page, email and twitter.

For students taking Public Examinations: These would start at 9:30 and students should report direct to the exam room at 9:15.