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Cannock Chase High School

Coordinates: 52°41′40″N 2°01′26″W / 52.6945°N 2.0240°W / 52.6945; -2.0240
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Cannock Chase High School
Address
Map
Hednesford Road

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WS11 1JT

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

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Grammar school

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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

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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

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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

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Notable former pupils

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Stan Collymore in 2008

Cannock Grammar School

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References

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  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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