Chapel-en-le-Frith_High_School

Chapel-en-le-Frith High School

Chapel-en-le-Frith High School

Community school in Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire, England

Chapel-en-le-Frith High School is a mixed gender comprehensive school in Chapel-en-le-Frith in the county of Derbyshire, England. It serves pupils aged 11 to 16 from the town and surrounding areas.

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The building is maintained by Interserve. Eden Foodservice provide the catering.

History

The school was established in 1952 as Chapel-en-le-Frith Secondary Modern. It has since been renamed 3 times; Long Lane Comprehensive School, Chapel-en-le-Frith County Secondary School and finally Chapel-en-le-Frith High School.

In 2005 was rebuilt on the original playing fields of the school and the former site was then redeveloped as the school's new sports fields. The school is housed in a specially built one-piece building.

There have only been four headteachers to date,[1] Stuart Ash retiring in the 2010/11 academic year and replaced by current headteacher, Simon Grieves.[2]

Admissions

Admission is open to all pupils aged 11–16 residing in the catchment area. As of January 2017 the number of pupils on roll is 932.[3]

Academic performance

In 2015, 71% of the school's pupils achieved at least five A*–C GCSE results including maths and English. This was significantly above the averages nationally and for the Derbyshire Local Education Authority, 53.8% and 55.9% respectively. [4] It does not have a sixth form.

The school was judged to be good by Ofsted on 15 May 2019. [5]

Daily life

Uniform

The school uniform is a white polo shirt with the school motto ("Striving for Excellence") on the chest, a red stripe on the collar and sleeves; a black sweatshirt with the school emblem, and black trousers.[6] It used to be a classic shirt-and-tie uniform, but changed several years after the school moved into the new building.

Houses

The four school houses (Bowden, Combs, Hollins and Kinder) are named after local hills in the area.

Learning Support department

The department has a selection of specially trained staff who work full-time undertaking special lessons with those pupils who have been deemed to need support.[7]

Notable former pupils

  • Former High Peak Constituency MP Andrew Bingham was a pupil at the school, when it was called Long Lane Comprehensive.[8]
  • Paralympic triple Gold Medallist Anthony Kappes MBE went to the school.[9]

References

  1. [1]
    "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. [2]
    "New headteacher starts at Chapel High School – Local". Buxton Advertiser. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  3. [3]
    "Establishment: Chapel-en-le-Frith High School". EduBase. Department for Education. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Compare school and college performance". DofE. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  5. [5]
    "Ofsted Chapel-en-le-Frith High School". Ofsted. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  6. [6]
    "Chapel-en-le-Frith High School uniform". Headmaster's Schoolwear. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  7. [7]
    "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. [8]
    "Andrew Bingham". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  9. [9]
    "Chapel-born cyclist storms to third Paralympic career gold". Buxton Advertiser. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
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