News from the School - with thanks to Kate Stubbs, Marketing & Communications Manager
CCHSG GCSE & A Level Results
In August CCHSG was delighted to celebrate the best ever results in the history of the school. We were pleased to welcome back many of our Year 11 in the Sixth Form this September and hope that Year 13 will keep in touch as they move on to the next exciting stage of their lives. Each year around 95% of Year 13 progress on to university, with over 60% gaining places at highly selective Oxbridge and Russell Group Universities. Students also secure places at a range of other destinations such as: RADA to study Technical Theatre, Art Foundation Courses, Internship at Bank of England, University for the Creative Arts to read Fashion Design, Music Conservatoire, and the University of East Anglia to read Nursing.
In addition to academic success the school aims to provide a “broad, well-balanced and personalised curriculum”, offering wide-ranging extracurricular and co-curricular activities. The regular “Matrix” days allow students in Years 9, 10 and 11 to experience aspects of the curriculum, such as Computing, Electronics or Art, that they may no longer be studying as examination subjects. Staff regularly provide students with the opportunity to take part in external competitions such as those run by the Literacy Trust and Routes into Languages Spelling Bee. All our Year 7 students take part in Shakespeare performances and our excellent productions, such as last term’s “Blockbusters”, showcase of drama, music and dance, which allowed some 230 students to be involved in a variety of roles. Our many extracurricular clubs enable students to pursue their individual interests and students are also encouraged to run their own clubs. Societies such as Economics, MedSoc and VetSoc, by inviting guest speakers to share their professional experience, also provide invaluable support for student progression.
In recognition of the quality of the Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC) aspects of the school curriculum and co-curriculum, the school has recently been awarded the highest (Gold) National SMSC Quality Mark. The inspectors were particularly impressed by the extra and co-curricular clubs and activities, with students praised for their “high aspirations and desire to contribute positively as future citizens of an international society”.
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