Christleton High School

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Christleton High School
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Christleton High School
Christleton
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Cheshire

England
Coordinates 53°10′59″N2°50′00″W / 53.18316°N 2.83320°W / 53.18316; -2.83320
Information
Type Academy
MottoBringing Aspirations to Life in a Happy, Hardworking and Caring Community' [1]
EstablishedSeptember 1958
Department for Education URN 136645 Tables
Ofsted Reports
ChairClaire Cook
HeadteacherKevin Smith
Staff125 [2]
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 18
Enrolment1,370 [2]
PublicationThe Swan [3]
Website Official website

Christleton High School is a large academy school located in the small village of Christleton on the outskirts of Chester, England. The Headteacher is Kevin Smith. [4] The School offers education from age 11 to 18 and has its own Sixth Form.

Contents

Three current sitting Members of Parliament attended the school; Sarah Atherton, Samantha Dixon and Luke Pollard.

History

Christleton County Secondary Modern School opened in 1958 and became the 17th secondary modern school and 57th completed new school to open in Cheshire. [5]

The Secondary Modern and Secondary Technical School was designed to cater for the needs of pupils in the developing areas of Vicars Cross, Guilden Sutton, Mickle Trafford, Waverton, Barrow and Christleton, but also took in pupils from an area of approximately 75 sq miles.

The first school in Christleton was the John Sellars Charity School, built on land adjacent to the church in 1779, and was primarily for the education of boys. The same charity built a Girls’ and Infants’ School on land opposite the present High School, and this was extended in 1873. [6]

The structure of schools for local children was established but there were also fee paying schools e.g. Christleton Academy for Young Gentlemen, and a Dame School which was adjacent to where the school stands today. This remained the structure until after World War II, when the building of new homes and private estates led to the need for additional schools. [6]

In the late 1950s, Christleton was situated in the administrative district of Ellesmere Port and Chester Rural, an area stretching from Ellesmere Port to Malpas and skirting the eastern edge of the Chester City boundary. At the age of 11, ‘higher’ ability children would travel to Ellesmere Port Boys’ and Girls’ Grammar Schools for their education and a new school planned for Christleton would cater for the remainder. [6]

This Secondary Modern and Secondary Technical School was designed to cater for the needs of pupils in the developing areas of Vicars Cross, Guilden Sutton, Mickle Trafford, Waverton, Barrow and Christleton, but also took in many other parts of the rural district, an area of 75 sq miles. [6]

At its official opening on Friday 3 October 1958, Christleton County Secondary Modern School, as it was then called, became the 17th Secondary Modern School and 57th completed new school to open in Cheshire. [6]

Headteachers of the school

1958–1980 – Mr L George;
1980–1989 – Mr P Hodges;
1989–2001 – Mr G I Lawson;
2001–2016 – Mr A J Lamberton;
2016–2019 – Mr A D Stenhouse;
2019–2023 – Mr D P Jones;
2023 – current – Mr K C Smith

Sports facilities

Christleton High School has access to the council owned Christleton Sports Centre, located on the school site. The facilities include a sports hall, gym, squash court, dance studio, a large outdoor floodlit court, an all-weather pitch and swimming pool. [7]

Ofsted

The School currently has an Outstanding Ofsted which was given in 2014. A previous inspection in 2006 by Ofsted gave the School Notice to Improve and a further inspection in 2007 rated the school as Satisfactory. In 2010 Ofsted rated the School as Good.

Smoking at the School

The school first made headlines in 2002 when former headteacher Geoff Lawson introduced an experiment aimed at helping nicotine-addicted pupils quit smoking. [8] Fifteen-year-old pupils from the school were permitted two cigarette breaks a day under strict supervision of teachers. This policy no longer applies with smoking being forbidden on school grounds.

Notable pupils

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References

  1. ↑ Christleton High School's official website. Retrieval date: 18 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 Christleton High School headteachers blog. Retrieval date: 18 May 2020.
  3. ↑ The Swan. Archived 6 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine Christleton High School's Magazine. Retrieval Date: 20 September 2007.
  4. ↑ "View staff contact details for Christleton High School".
  5. ↑ "History of Christleton High School".
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "History of Christleton High School". www.christletonhigh.co.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Education in Christleton 1779–2018".
  8. ↑ BBC News article on smoking at the school. Retrieval Date: 20 September 2007.
  9. ↑ "Atherton, Sarah Elizabeth, (born 15 Nov. 1967), MP (C) Wrexham, since 2019". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2020. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u294108. ISBN   978-0-19-954088-4 . Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  10. ↑ Ferguson, Angela (30 November 2022). "From herding sheep to a pint at The Brewery Tap - meet the candidates". CheshireLive. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "Russell Griffiths | Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014.
  12. ↑ "Pollard, Luke" . Who's Who . Vol. 2018 (February 2018 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 February 2018.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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