It is part of the Arthur Terry Learning Partnership, a successful local Multi Academy Trust.

A weekly focus on different virtues means that students are supported with character development both personally and academically.

When Ofsted inspected the school in December 2023, it graded achievement and standards as good in all areas.

Football has been the main sport at John Willmott School for the later part of its history, overtaking rugby.

Rugby started off as its predominant sport when John Willmott was a grammar school.