Established 1959 Headteacher Miss V Jackson Founded 1959 | Type Secondary School Phone +44 1228 710044 | |
Deputy Heads Mr P Hammond
Mrs Nordon Assistant Heads Mr P Greenwood
Mr A James Location Dalston
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA5 7NN
England Address Dalston, Carlisle CA5 7NN, UK Similar Trinity School, The Nelson Thomlins School, Carlisle College, Austin Friars, University of Cumbria Profiles | ||
Caldew school
The Caldew School is a mixed gender school with pupils ranging from 11-18. It is located in the Village of Dalston in Cumbria. The school educates just over a thousand pupils including sixth form, with around one hundred teaching staff. The school's logo is an image of a cockerel, which is also used by the village the school is located in. The school's motto is 'Whilst I live, I crow.' Caldew pupils take part in activities competing with pupils from other schools in sports, such as football, rugby and running.
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Caldew converted to academy status on 1 August 2011.
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Achievements
In 2013, Caldew was given a grade of "good" from Ofsted, an education watchdog. This was an improvement from the "satisfactory" it received the year before. Inspectors from Ofsted said Caldew's leaders have "pursued improvements with great determination."
In July 2009, Caldew celebrated its 50th anniversary. It was founded in 1959, with a total of 300 students.
Results
Caldew School is one of many schools in Cumbria, over the years the GCSE grades and A Level grades have improved. The percentage of students getting C - A* at GCSE has gone up to around 80% making Caldew one of the best results in Cumbria.
Notable Former Students
Former pupils include the poet Jacob Polley, Story Groups Chief Executive Fred Story and William Stobart of the Stobart Group.