Tomorrow Mr Palmer retires after 33 years of teaching. We thank him for enriching the lives of our pupils by giving them an appreciation and understanding of art. We will miss him, his staff cards, and virtuoso performances on the guitar. We wish him a well-deserved retirement.
It is with great sadness that we learned, yesterday, of the death of Mr Les Clitheroe - a valued and much respected teacher of our school from 1970-2012. Sending our deepest condolences to his wife and family.
We are delighted to announce that; West Hill School has the 5th highest Progress 8 Score in the country for 11-16 all Boys’ Schools. We are the highest performing school in Tameside for boys’ progress and one of the highest in the North West.
Pupils from West Hill school were accused of pushing a girl into the canal on 21/06/18. The accusations against our pupils were false. We hope the girl and family receive the necessary support from her school, to help them through this difficult time.
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Mr Harrison and Mr Saxon with Mr Palmer on his last morning to thank him on behalf of the governing body, the staff both current and past, the over 5000 young men who he has taught and influenced and the wider school community for the 33 years of dedicated and outstanding service
Tanzania 2019: Thank you to the staff Mr Lawton, Miss Mason, Miss Largey and in particular Mr Carty (Trip Leader) for giving the boys an amazing experience! The boys have been fantastic ambassadors for the school and Tameside. They are a credit to their parents👌
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It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Mr Len Hill, Headmaster of this school from 1986 - 1994. Len joined West Hill in January 1959 and spent his entire career at the school. He will be fondly remembered by boys and staff alike.
Seamless transition back to normal operation today - 96.4% attendance, excellent as always. The boys and staff in good spirits, its like we've never been away!
Following our recent OFSTED inspection last November, we are happy to be able to share with you our final report. The report is a positive validation for our school community. The full report can be found here:
It's time to put those school uniforms on, boys! Year 7 - arrive in good time for 8:40am registration. Years 8-11 - arrive in good time for 11:25am registration. We're looking forward to seeing you all back in school. A particular welcome to our new Year 7 students
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Lovely atmosphere in school this morning with pupils, staff and parents celebrating GCSE results. We wish our Y11 pupils all the best of luck for their future careers and that they continue to Aim High.
Class of 2022. Congratulations on your results! We are proud of your achievements and we wish you the best of success for the future. Continue to Aim High.
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The generosity of our boys and their families never ceases to amaze me. Yesterday, we were able to fill two cars with donations for a local foodbank. Kindness and supporting others is a key message here at West Hill and we are proud to say our boys didn't disappoint. Thank you!
To reduce our environmental impact, we have taken the decision to phase out the sale of bottled water. Additional fast-flow water fountains have been installed around the school site, and we suggest your son now arrives to school with a reusable water bottle.
To all the pupils, parents and staff that contributed either a £1 or a present to Mission Christmas. Key 103 have now received our gifts, the response again was overwhelming. Thank You.
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Good luck to our talented Y11 pupils who start their GCSE exams today. You have all worked so hard and should be very proud of your achievements so far. All of you have shown a great commitment to your learning and in the coming weeks go and prove how fantastic you all are.
Today, West Hill School celebrates its 96-year Anniversary! In 1927 we opened our doors as a school for the very first time and they have remained open since. Close to a century of Aiming High.
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GCSE Results Day - Congratulations on your results, Class of 2023! We are proud of your achievements and we wish you the best of success for the future. Well done boys...continue to Aim High!
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A lovely email received from one of our prospective parents at Open Evening last week. Thank you for your kind words.
Well done to Lucas and James, also. You've done us and yourselves proud!
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Honoured to have represented the school at the remembrance day service. Fantastic turnout from all generations. Thank you to Bradley Gore, Head boy, who read the exhortation and the 40 prefects who were involved in stewarding. Proud to remember and support our community.
Congratulations to our Y11 pupils receiving their results this morning. We would like to hear from you! How are you celebrating this morning? Please send a photograph with a caption/comment to admin
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Delighted to welcome back to school a number of Old Boys this morning. The oldest in the group started here in 1944! As they regularly say...You may leave West Hill but West Hill never leaves you!
See you next year gentlemen
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Thank you to Debbie
@harrisoncatering
for looking after our pupils and staff so well over the last few months. You've done an amazing job and it has been greatly appreciated!
Huge congratulations to Archie in Year 10 for raising £1,592.00 for Willow Wood Hospice during the summer. Alongside his family, he completed the 60-mile Manchester to Blackpool Bike Ride.
Well done, Archie! An amazing achievement!🚴♂️
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Wearing their uniforms with pride...
As a mark of respect to Remembrance Sunday, students within an external, voluntary uniformed-organisation were invited to wear their uniforms in school; also celebrating their dedication outside of school. Well done for participating, boys.
Year 8 Tameside champions! 1-1 in a very tight but enjoyable game v St Thomas More. The game went to penalties and West Hill eventually won 8-7! Thank you to
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and
@hydeunited
for hosting.
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Huge thanks to our wonderful staff who wrapped up warm this morning to help clear the site and make it safe for our boys to attend school today...even the boys mucked in! 👍 A great team effort to ensure that play commenced as usual today at West Hill School 👏🌨️
Y11 Leavers Assembly: Congratulations to the pupils and staff who received an Oscar. Thank you Mr Peacock, Mrs Wood and the Y11 form teachers for your efforts in supporting the pupils these past five years.
The school testing programme is now complete and Covid home testing kits have been distributed to boys this morning. A brilliant effort from our testing team helped with the maturity our boys displayed throughout. Well done all!
Congratulations to former pupil Daniel Tilbrook
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who has been offered a place at Cambridge University to study Natural Sciences. Well done Daniel continue to Aim High.
West Hill School is now closed for the summer holidays.
School will re-open for all students on Wednesday 6th September 2023.
On behalf of the staff and trustees, we wish parents, carers and students a relaxing summer break.
Christmas Lunch 2023, served with a side of staff Christmas jumpers, sandwiched neatly between two Carol Services. Last chance to attend tonight - St Paul's Church, Stalybridge, 7:30pm. See you then! 😉
School is now closed for the Christmas break. School will re-open at 8.45am on Monday 6th of January. We would like to wish our pupils, parents, carers and staff a relaxing Christmas.
The Catering Team getting ready for our 1927 inspired Anniversary menu tomorrow… Pea and ham soup, sausage casserole with creamy mashed potato and pineapple upside down cake! It’s a privilege to see staff working together to make special experiences for our boys.
School is now closed for the summer. We wish our staff, pupils, parents and carers a well-deserved relaxing break over the holidays. GCSE results will be available on the 23rd August at 9.30am in the school hall.
Rockley 2019: Thank you to Mr. Evans, Mr. Lawton, Miss Mason and Miss Largey for giving the boys a fantastic holiday full of lifelong memories! The boys have been fantastic ambassadors for the school.👌
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Delighted to welcome Saja Manafa into school today to receive the Wedge Trust Award – a recognition of the resilience and determination he demonstrated in his years at West Hill. We wish him continued success at Everton FC U18.
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