Cannock Chase High School
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| address = Hednesford Road
| city = Cannock
| county = Staffordshire
| country = England
| postcode = WS11 1JT
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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|date=October 2020}} 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|date=October 2020}} 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|date=August 2018}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Chapman |first1=Chris |title=Cannock Chase High School |url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2546167 |publisher=Ofsted |accessdate=19 October 2020 |date=2016}} In 2018 it was inspected again and judged Good; as of 2020 this is the most recent inspection.{{cite web |last1=Gill|first1=Richard|title=Cannock Chase High School |url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2758601 |publisher=Ofsted |accessdate=19 October 2020 |date=2018}}
In 2019 the school's Progress 8 measure at GCSE was average.{{cite web |title=Cannock Chase High School |url=https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/137384/cannock-chase-high-school/secondary |website=Find and compare schools in England |publisher=Gov.UK |accessdate=19 October 2020}} The proportion of children entered for the English Baccalaureate was 5%, compared to 34% for the local authority and 40% in England. 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. Performance at A level in 2019 was average.{{cite web |title=Cannock Chase High School |url=https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/137384/cannock-chase-high-school/16-to-18/advanced-level-qualifications?accordionstate=0 |website=Find and compare schools in England |publisher=Gov.UK |accessdate=19 October 2020}}
Notable faculty
Notable former pupils
{{See also|Category:People educated at Cannock Chase High School}}
- Ritch Battersby, drummer in The Wildhearts
- Stanley Victor Collymore, former footballer and pundit for Talksport
- Steve Edge, comedian and actor
- Gerald Gary "Jed" Mercurio OBE, television writer, producer, director and novelist.
=Cannock Grammar School=
- Chrissie Glazebrook, author{{cite news |last1=O'Brien |first1=Sean |title=Chrissie Glazebrook |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/dec/11/guardianobituaries.booksobituaries |accessdate=17 August 2018 |work=The Guardian |date=11 December 2007}}
- J. P. Wearing, author, former Head Boy{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
References
External links
- [http://www.cgsfpa.co.uk Cannock Grammar School Former Pupils' Association]
- [http://www.edubase.gov.uk/establishment/summary.xhtml?urn=124466 EduBase]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
=News items=
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2306869.stm Stars in their Eyes on October 2002]
{{Schools in Staffordshire}}
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Category:Academies in Staffordshire
Category:Educational institutions established in 1986
Category:1986 establishments in England