• West Hill School was officially opened on Thursday 24th March 1927
• The Board of Education suggested making West Hill School into "one of the best schools in the country and not a school that would be obsolete in a few years’ time"
• The housing system of Chaucer, Milton, Scott and Spenser was introduced
• The headmaster’s school log book was created to record significant school happenings

• The arches around the infamous ‘Quad’ were constructed and opened
• West Hill School closed due to the outbreak of the war
• Once re-opened, it was opened on a part-time basis
• Boys and staff had to abandon classes and head to air raid shelters on many occasions
• Music teacher, Mr Sam Goodwin, was killed in action during the war

• West Hill’s standards of good behaviour, effective prefecting, and attaining well in sports were already being set
• An inspection of the school noted that “It promises to be a very good Secondary Modern School”
• The School Song was performed at the first West Hill Annual Speech Day in Stalybridge Town Hall
• An Influenza epidemic affected school attendance

• 1953 - The school moto ‘Aim High’, and school badge was introduced
• 1958 - West Hill’s Brass Band was formed. A tradition that still continues today
• The West Hill Magazine was in production
• 1963 - A terrible blizzard and avalanche in the area affected attendance at school

• The school celebrated its 50-year anniversary
• The school leaving age was raised and caused accommodation issues at the school.
• West Hill’s uniform was introduced – black blazer with badge, black trousers, shirt and the West Hill tie
• Corporal punishment was abolished to all but a few senior members of staff
• 1976 - The House System that we have re-introduced today, was abandoned.

• Mr Parker appointed Acting Headmaster following the death of Mr Falconer
• Fuel Crisis caused by strikes leads to partial delivery of lessons to the lower part of the school. Boys were put on a rota for when they should attend school
• New timings of the school day were introduced – the day now ends 10 minutes earlier at 3:50pm
• 1981 – female staff could now officially wear trousers, as announced at a staff meeting.
• Due to accommodation shortages, and a yearly intake of 180 boys, temporary demountable buildings were added to the school site.

• The school celebrates its Diamond Jubilee.
• The formal address of Ma’am for all female staff was introduced by Mr Hill
• West Hill becomes a Grant Maintained School
• 1984 - The Art Block was created and built on the back field over the summer
• “My respect and love for this splendid school remains undiminished…”

• 1994 – Mr Hewitt assumed his role as Headteacher
• The Duke of Edinburgh Scheme was launched at school
• 46 students travelled to Kenya on the trip of a lifetime after a valiant fundraising effort
• West Hill School converted to Academy Status
• New classrooms, dining facilities, a sports hall and the Hewitt Building were added to the school site during Mr Hewitt’s reign.

• 2015 – Mr Harrison joined West Hill School.
• Students embarked on memorable school trips – namely a cultural and fund-raising trip to Uganda, the first school visit to Iceland with the Geography department, and a ski trip to Canada.
• Boys took part in the Greenpower Challenge for the first time – a newfound tradition in the Technology department that remains in place.
• West Hill School made a successful bid for a share in a multi-million-pound Cycle to School Scheme resulting in extensive investment in the cycling facilities on site.

• 2019 - Mr Owens was appointed as Headteacher at West Hill School.
• 2020 - Mr Owens led the school throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, a challenging practice that would continue over the coming years. Learning from home temporarily became the norm as the country was forced into lockdown, and school closed to the majority of its students.
Later that year, strict changes to the usual school practices had to be adhered to and teaching in the classrooms faced a major adjustment as the country attempted to continue with their lives in safety.
• 2020 - The Headteacher’s Log Book was re-introduced.
• A brand-new Library was opened, as well as a Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA) on the area previously known as the Tennis Courts.
• In Mr Owens’ earlier teaching years at West Hill School, he also created the Business Studies department and became its first Head of Department.

• September 2023 - Ms Cronin joined West Hill School as the first female headteacher in the history of the school.