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Cannock Chase High School
Address
Map
Hednesford Road

Cannock
,
Staffordshire
,
WS11 1JT

England
Coordinates52°41′40″N 2°01′26″W / 52.6945°N 2.0240°W / 52.6945; -2.0240
Information
TypeAcademy
Local authorityStaffordshire
SpecialistScience
Department for Education URN137384 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherIain Turnbull[1]
GenderMixed[1]
Age11 to 18[1]
Enrolment871[1]
Capacity2,187
Former nameCannock Grammar School
Websitehttp://www.cannockchasehigh.com

Cannock Chase High School is a secondary school with academy status in Cannock, Staffordshire. The school is situated just north of the town centre, towards Blackfords, east of Cannock Chase Hospital.

History

Grammar school

Cannock Grammar School opened in September 1955 as a coeducational grammar school.[citation needed] The sixth form opened in September 1959. By 1962 it had 650 boys and girls. Next door was Calving Hill Secondary Modern School.

Comprehensive

The school changed its name to Chenet Comprehensive in 1976, when it switched from a Grammar to a Comprehensive system.[citation needed] In 1986 Chenet Comprehensive school merged with neighbouring Sherbrook School, on Hednesford Road. The school became Cannock Chase High School.

The school has recently[when?] been re-awarded specialist science school status, specialising in both science and mathematics.

In 2011 it converted to Academy Status.

Academic performance

In 2016 the school was inspected by Ofsted and judged to Require Improvement.[2] In 2018 it was inspected again and judged Good; as of 2020 this is the most recent inspection.[3]

In 2019 the school's Progress 8 measure at GCSE was average.[4] The proportion of children entered for the English Baccalaureate was 5%, compared to 34% for the local authority and 40% in England.[4] The proportion of children achieving Grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs was 33%, compared to 37% for the local authority and 43% for England.[4] Performance at A level in 2019 was average.[5]

Notable faculty

Notable former pupils

See also: Category:People educated at Cannock Chase High School
Stan Collymore in 2008

Cannock Grammar School

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Cannock Chase High School". Get information about schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  2. ^ Chapman, Chris (2016). "Cannock Chase High School". Ofsted. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  3. ^ Gill, Richard (2018). "Cannock Chase High School". Ofsted. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Cannock Chase High School". Find and compare schools in England. Gov.UK. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Cannock Chase High School". Find and compare schools in England. Gov.UK. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Philip Sugden - obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  7. ^ O'Brien, Sean (11 December 2007). "Chrissie Glazebrook". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 August 2018.

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