Withington Girls’ School is very pleased to welcome alumna Dr Louise Maynard-Atem to the school’s Board of Governors. Louise (Class of 2004) completed her PhD in materials chemistry in 2013 at the University of Manchester. She then worked in the …
Congratulations to alumna Christine Rice who has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours list for services to opera.
Christine (Class of 1988) studied Physics at Oxford before pursuing her interest in music and studying singing at the …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
In November 2022, Withington received an honour from The University of Manchester for our long-standing partnership offering teacher training placements to students undertaking a PGCE course at the university.
Withington has worked with the university for a number of years …
PrideSoc at Withington provides a safe and inclusive space for pupils to talk about LGBTQ+ issues and celebrate the rich contributions that LGBTQ+ people make to society.
PrideSoc launched with a whole school assembly on National Coming Out Day on …
Withington Girls’ School was fortunate to receive Erasmus funding from the European Union for a staff language and cultural programme to enhance our understanding of other cultures and languages.
Under the theme of ‘Empathy, Enrichment, Enhancement’, 20 members of staff …
The transition from junior school to senior school is an exciting yet potentially testing time for children – new teachers, new subjects, new friends and navigating their way around a much bigger school site are among the opportunities and challenges …
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