Every year on the school's birthday in November, pupils and staff eat apple-green cupcakes in memory of this.

[2] The timetable was suspended for older students as girls and teachers joined the war effort and made respirators for the troops.

The new building was formally opened by old girl, the Duchess of Atholl, in October 1920 and it included a gymnasium and two new laboratories.

[3] The acquisition of the playing fields was made possible by a successful fundraising campaign that raised £6000 from parents and alumnae.

[15] The school's present sporting grounds at the nearby Nursery Road were the original home of the Wimbledon Championship and the site of the 1908 London Olympics tennis matches.

Each year, multiple Wimbledon High School students are selected as ballgirls at the Championship.

[16] In 2023 student Hannah Klugman was the youngest ever player to qualify for a W100 tennis event at age 15 years 1 month and 22 days.

The school's Boat Club (WHSBC) was established by British world champion and Olympic silver medalist Gillan Lindsay.