Development News

  1. The Gambia 2022

    Fourteen Lower Sixth pupils and four members of WGS staff embarked on the first visit to The Gambia since 2019 during the final week of the Autumn Term. The trip was led by Ms Browning, accompanied by Miss Bruce, Mrs …

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  2. Senior Citizens’ Christmas Tea Party 2022

    In the words of that popular Christmas song, it certainly was ‘the most wonderful time of the year’ when Withington was again able to open its doors to our friends from the local area for the Senior Citizen’s Christmas Tea …

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  3. Happy 100th Birthday, Miss Hulme

    Congratulations to Miss Hulme who celebrated her 100th birthday in November. Mrs Haslam, Headmistress, and Lesley Dowdall, Director of Development, were very pleased to be able to visit Miss Hulme to convey the best wishes of all at Withington. They …

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  4. Fourth consecutive Sunday Times accolade for Withington

    Withington Girls’ School is celebrating being named Independent Secondary School of the Year in the North West in the prestigious Sunday Times Schools Guide, Parent Power, which will be published on Sunday 11th December. It is the fourth consecutive year …

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  5. Manchester Sings 2022: We’re all in this together

    Seven schools from across Greater Manchester unite for Manchester Sings 

    Withington Girls’ School senior and junior pupils gathered with children from six Greater Manchester primary schools in the spectacular setting of Manchester Cathedral on Tuesday 29th November to perform together …

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  6. GCSE joy for Withington Upper Fifth

    The end to the weeks of waiting had finally arrived and it was a celebratory group of Year 11 pupils who gathered with parents and teachers at Withington Girls’ School to open their GCSE results envelopes on Results Day in …

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  7. Class of 2022 celebrate outstanding results

    Withington Girls’ School Upper Sixth students have celebrated a truly outstanding set of A Level public examination results and university application outcomes in 2022 with 61.7% of grades achieved at A* while 87.7% of grades attained were either an A* …

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  8. Withington pupil stars in The Railway Children Return

    Withington Girls’ School Year 6 pupil Eden Hamilton stars in The Railway Children Return alongside Sheridan Smith and Jenny Agutter, who is reprising her role as Roberta ‘Bobbie’ Waterbury, in the much-anticipated sequel to the 1970 family favourite.

    Eden, now …

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  9. Florida Trip News

    A cohort of 29 pupils in Years 9-12, accompanied by Mrs Bradshaw, Head of Science, Mr Boyle and Miss Thorpe, Teachers of Biology, and Ms Halfhide, Healthcare Assistant, spent a week in Florida on an immersive, educational and fun trip …

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