Established 1952 (1952) Headteacher Mr Simon Grieves Chair Mr John Hind Motto Striving for Excellence | Type Secondary Deputy Headteacher Mrs Sarah Garratt Phone +44 1298 813118 Founded 1952 | |
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Location Long LaneChapel-en-le-FrithDerbyshireSK23 0TQEngland Address Long Lane, High Peak SK23 0TQ, United Kingdom | ||
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.
Contents
- History
- Admissions
- Academic performance
- Uniform
- Houses
- Learning Support department
- Notable former pupils
- References
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 the school moved to the other side of Long Lane, and the former site was redeveloped as the school's sports fields. The school is housed in a specially built one-piece building.
There have only been four headteachers to date, Stuart Ash having left at the end of the 2010/11 academic year to be replaced by Simon Grieves.
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.
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. It does not have a sixth form.
The school was judged to be outstanding by Ofsted on 4th February 2016.
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. It used to be a classic shirt-and-tie uniform, but changed when 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.