Image of Year 8 Mathematicians are North West CyberGirls Winners Once Again
9 December 2024

Year 8 Mathematicians are North West CyberGirls Winners Once Again

Our Year 8 Mathematicians were North West winners of the CyberFirst Girls competition once again!

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26 November 2024

Celebrating Hard Work and Achievement at our 2024 GCSE Awards Evening

Our 2024 GCSE Awards Evening in November was a wonderful way to celebrate our 2023-24 Year 11 cohort.

Image of Calling our Former A Level English Scholars
9 October 2024

Calling our Former A Level English Scholars

We are hoping to enlist the help of our former A Level English students to inspire current and future students.

Image of Year 7 and Year 8 Rugby Triumph at Macclesfield 10s
2 October 2024

Year 7 and Year 8 Rugby Triumph at Macclesfield 10s

Our Year 7 and 8 Rugby team took on six Cheshire schools in the Macclesfield 10s Tournament winning five of their six matches!

Image of Year 11 GCSE Students Enjoy a "Breathtaking" Performance of War Horse
26 September 2024

Year 11 GCSE Students Enjoy a "Breathtaking" Performance of War Horse

Year 11 GCSE Drama students visited the Lowry Theatre to watch War Horse in September.

Image of Belle to Represent CHS in National Championships
24 September 2024

Belle to Represent CHS in National Championships

Year 9 Belle L will represent CHS at the National Schools Equestrian Association National Championships in October

Image of A Win for our u15 Netball Team in Sisters n Sport First Round
24 September 2024

A Win for our u15 Netball Team in Sisters n Sport First Round

Our u15 Netball team celebrated a fantastic 21-16 win in the first round of the Sisters n Sport competition!

Image of Year 7 Teambuilding Day Success
20 September 2024

Year 7 Teambuilding Day Success

Our Year 7 students enjoyed a full day of Teambuilding activities in September.

Image of Rose Sees her Story in Print
16 September 2024

Rose Sees her Story in Print

Year 7 Rose F entered a short story competition and has been chosen to have her writing published in a book!

Image of Tournament Win for Jaime
9 September 2024

Tournament Win for Jaime

Year 8 Jaime M celebrated his first Grade 5 Tennis Tournament win at Liverpool in August.

Image of Nationals Silver Medal for Oscar
5 September 2024

Nationals Silver Medal for Oscar

Despite dislocating his kneecap, Year 10 Oscar dV, still managed to swim his way to a SILVER medal in the English Nationals!

Image of A Warm Welcome to our New Year 7 Students
4 September 2024

A Warm Welcome to our New Year 7 Students

It was wonderful to welcome our new Year 7 students to our school community and they all look very smart in their new uniforms!

Image of Fern Competes for England
3 September 2024

Fern Competes for England

Year 11 Fern L has qualified to represent England in the Clay Pigeon Shooting Association ESP Home International in September.

Image of More Exam Celebrations at CHS
22 August 2024

More Exam Celebrations at CHS

We welcomed our 2023-24 Year 11 class in to school in August to collect and celebrate another great set of GCSE and vocational results at CHS.

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19 August 2024

Celebrating our 2024 Sixth Form College Results

We were delighted to be able to celebrate a great set of results with our Sixth Form College students this summer and thrilled to see them achieve what they needed to progress on to the next stage of their life journey.

Image of Celebrating CHS at our New Scholars' Awards Evening
18 July 2024

Celebrating CHS at our New Scholars' Awards Evening

We held our first ever Scholars' Awards Evening in July to recognise the students and staff who perfectly represent our school community and school values.

Image of Joshua Secures Grade 4 Keyboard Exam and Great Feedback
18 July 2024

Joshua Secures Grade 4 Keyboard Exam and Great Feedback

Year 8 Joshua passed his Grade 4 Keyboard Exam in July with some very positive observations from his examiner!

Image of 7AB Scientists Create Bespoke Animal Homes
18 July 2024

7AB Scientists Create Bespoke Animal Homes

7AB created model animal shelters as part of their Science topic.

Image of Great CHS Alumnus News
15 July 2024

Great CHS Alumnus News

Sebastian Lynch (class of 2021) has graduated from Loughborough University with a First Class Honours degree in Mathematics. 

Image of Last Week of Term Computing Fun for ALL Students
15 July 2024

Last Week of Term Computing Fun for ALL Students

Our Computing and Enterprise Faculty have some great activities for ALL students taking place each lunchtime in the last week of the summer term.

Image of Our Science Words of the Week.
15 July 2024

Our Science Words of the Week.

Ask your child what they can tell you about the words: Hemisphere and Summer.

Image of Work Placements Give Year 12 a Head Start
15 July 2024

Work Placements Give Year 12 a Head Start

Year 12 students have been able to experience work in their chosen careers or discover some of the many work options available to them.

Image of Celebrating all the Great Sports People and Teams at CHS
11 July 2024

Celebrating all the Great Sports People and Teams at CHS

We celebrated all our amazing sports people and teams at our annual Sports Awards Evening in July.

Image of Rhys Reaches Tournament Final
11 July 2024

Rhys Reaches Tournament Final

Year 9 Rhys E made it all the way through to the final of his first ever adult Tennis tournament in July.

Image of More Great Success for Cheska and Hector
8 July 2024

More Great Success for Cheska and Hector

Year 7 Cheska has enjoyed great success with her pony, Hector, and they've now qualified for Equifest in August.

Image of Science Words of the Week
8 July 2024

Science Words of the Week

Ask your child what they can recall about the words 'Phase' and 'Botany'.

Image of Year 7's Recipe for Success
4 July 2024

Year 7's Recipe for Success

Students in 7b5 created their own Congleton High School Recipe for Success in their English lessons.

Image of Making Toothpaste for an Elephant!
4 July 2024

Making Toothpaste for an Elephant!

Students enjoyed the Elephant Toothpaste experiment in Science Club.

Image of High School Musical was a Community Triumph!
4 July 2024

High School Musical was a Community Triumph!

Our Head of Performing Arts, Mrs Mackreth, shares her review of the four wonderful performances of High School Musical in July.

Image of Election Day at CHS
3 July 2024

Election Day at CHS

All our students got the opportunity to take part in a mock election in July.

Image of Biology Olympiad Success for Year 12 Biologists
3 July 2024

Biology Olympiad Success for Year 12 Biologists

Nine of our Year 12 Biologists took part in this year's Intermediate Biology Olympiad.

Image of Savannah and Nyla Secure 2024/25 Loughborough Lightning Place
2 July 2024

Savannah and Nyla Secure 2024/25 Loughborough Lightning Place

Savannah H and Nylah BM have secured places on the Loughborough Lightning Netball programme for 2024/25.

Image of Wimbledon Trip for Year 10
1 July 2024

Wimbledon Trip for Year 10

A group of our Year 10 students enjoyed a trip to Wimbledon at the beginning of July.

Image of Ellie-Ann Earns her Black Belt
28 June 2024

Ellie-Ann Earns her Black Belt

Year 7 Ellie-Ann H worked her way up to Black Belt status over five years.

Image of Sports Day Raises Almost £300 for Gee's Foundation
25 June 2024

Sports Day Raises Almost £300 for Gee's Foundation

Two Sixth Form Charity Ambassador teams raised almost £300 for The Georgia Leigh Ogden Foundation at Sports Day

Image of Year 7 Artists Gain Inspiration from Yorkshire Sculpture Park
25 June 2024

Year 7 Artists Gain Inspiration from Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Our Year 7 Artists visited the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in June.

Image of Player of the Year, Liv, Secures Academy Contract
20 June 2024

Player of the Year, Liv, Secures Academy Contract

Year 8 Liv W scored a hat trick with a Player of the Year Award, League Championship and a contract with Salford City Academy!

Image of Year 10 Explore Poetry in Ash Dickinson Workshops
18 June 2024

Year 10 Explore Poetry in Ash Dickinson Workshops

We welcomed poet and author, Ash Dickinson, back in to school in June to lead Poetry Workshops for our Year 10 students.

Image of Our Winning Year 10 Scientists
13 June 2024

Our Winning Year 10 Scientists

22 of our Year 10 Scientists took part in the UKBC Biology Challenge, winning Gold, Bronze and COmmendations.

Image of Bienvenue - MFL French Club for Key Stage 3
11 June 2024

Bienvenue - MFL French Club for Key Stage 3

Our MFL French Club has now started and all Key Stage 3 students are welcome

Image of Sisters n Sport Semifinal for our u14s Team
11 June 2024

Sisters n Sport Semifinal for our u14s Team

Our u14s team took part in the semifinals of the Sisters n Sport National Plate Competition in June.

Image of Transition Information Film for New Year 7 Students and Families
6 June 2024

Transition Information Film for New Year 7 Students and Families

We have put together a short film to help answer all the transition questions asked by our new Year 7 students.

Image of Year 7 Scholarly Excellence in Science
6 June 2024

Year 7 Scholarly Excellence in Science

Ms Figiel's Year 7 Science Class devised some really creative ways to revise for their SAS Exam.

Image of Election Fever Comes to CHS!
6 June 2024

Election Fever Comes to CHS!

Students will take part in our own Mock Election on Wednesday 3rd July and compare the results to the real thing!

Image of Biscuits, Books and Better Grades!
5 June 2024

Biscuits, Books and Better Grades!

Our English team are running their Year 10 'Biscuits and Books' after school sessions again every Wednesday from 12th June.

Image of Year 7 Lacie Signs for Wales
4 June 2024

Year 7 Lacie Signs for Wales

Year 7 Lacie F has signed a one-year contract to play for Wales.

Image of Performing Arts Students Busy with High School Musical Rehearsals
4 June 2024

Performing Arts Students Busy with High School Musical Rehearsals

Our Performing Arts students and staff are even busier now, with HSM rehearsals really ramping up.

Image of Year 7 Charlie and Theo Celebrate their League Cup Win
4 June 2024

Year 7 Charlie and Theo Celebrate their League Cup Win

Charlie H and Theo P, celebrated winning the league cup trophy in May with their Macclesfield FC Junior Academy team.

Image of Year 11 Olly Selected for England World Cup Team
4 June 2024

Year 11 Olly Selected for England World Cup Team

Olly has been selected to compete with the PUMA England Taekwondo team at the ITF World Cup.

Image of Our Science Words of the Week
3 June 2024

Our Science Words of the Week

Our Science Words of the Week this week are Wavelength and Ultrasonic.

Image of Our Spring in a Frame Photography Winners
23 May 2024

Our Spring in a Frame Photography Winners

Year 7 Freddie L and Year 9 Jess D were the winners of our Spring in a Frame photography competition.

Image of Rain Didn't Stop Play at the Cheshire Football Festival
23 May 2024

Rain Didn't Stop Play at the Cheshire Football Festival

We enjoyed a great day out at the Year 7/8 Cheshire FA Football Festival in May

Image of Swimathon Success
22 May 2024

Swimathon Success

Our Swimathon team of students and staff raised over £400 for local charities and our own school fund.

Image of Our Classroom Tourists Explore France
22 May 2024

Our Classroom Tourists Explore France

After the half-term break, our MFL Club students will explore the language and culture of France.

Image of Join Us for our Spring in a Frame Exhibition
22 May 2024

Join Us for our Spring in a Frame Exhibition

Families can join us from 3:20pm on Wednesday 22nd May for our Spring in a Frame Photography Exhibition and Awards.

Image of Year 12 Chemists Complete Aspirin Practicals
22 May 2024

Year 12 Chemists Complete Aspirin Practicals

Our Year 12 Chemists have completed the final step in synthesising Aspirin for their their assessed practical component.

Image of Ms. Thurland Meets our New Year 7 Students
21 May 2024

Ms. Thurland Meets our New Year 7 Students

Ms. Thurland has been visiting our partner primary schools to meet with our new Year 7 students.

Image of Katya and Port Vale are a Winning Team
20 May 2024

Katya and Port Vale are a Winning Team

Year 8 Katya B and her Port Vale team won the Staffordshire Girls and Ladies Football League Cup in May.

Image of Our Science Words of the Week
20 May 2024

Our Science Words of the Week

Our Science Words of the Week this week are Terminate and Density

Image of Year 8 Language Ambassadors Inspire Quinta Pupils
20 May 2024

Year 8 Language Ambassadors Inspire Quinta Pupils

In May our Year 8 Language Ambassadors ran sessions for Quinta Primary pupils.

Image of Lauren Qualifies for English Nationals
15 May 2024

Lauren Qualifies for English Nationals

Year 10 Lauren C has qualified to swim in the 200m Fly event at the English Nationals in Sheffield this summer.

Image of Oscar Qualifies for British National Championships
14 May 2024

Oscar Qualifies for British National Championships

Year 9 Oscar dV has qualified him to swim in five events in the British National Age Group Championships in the summer.

Image of Celebrating Young Chefs at Congleton High
14 May 2024

Celebrating Young Chefs at Congleton High

We were delighted to host the Rotary Young Chef District Final at CHS in May.

Image of Michael Awarded Rugby Club Player of the Year
13 May 2024

Michael Awarded Rugby Club Player of the Year

Year 7 Michael B has been awarded Player of the Year for Congleton Rugby Club under 12s.

Image of A Poetic Challenge for Key Stage 3 Students
13 May 2024

A Poetic Challenge for Key Stage 3 Students

Key Stage 3 students are invited to take part in a national poetry competition.

Image of Introducing our New Apple Learning Coach, Mr Davis!
13 May 2024

Introducing our New Apple Learning Coach, Mr Davis!

Our ICT teacher, Mr Davis, has been certified as an Apple Learning Coach as a result of his dedication to fostering innovative teaching methods and empowering students through technology.

Image of Our Year 7b Progress Evening
13 May 2024

Our Year 7b Progress Evening

We're looking forward to meeting with Year 7b Parents and Carers on Thursday 16th May for their child's Progress Evening.

Image of High School Musical Rehearsals
12 May 2024

High School Musical Rehearsals

It's another busy week of rehearsals for our High School Musical students!

Image of Science Words of the Week
12 May 2024

Science Words of the Week

This week's Science Words of the Week are Metabolism and Substitute.

Image of CHS Hosts Rotary Young Chef District Final
9 May 2024

CHS Hosts Rotary Young Chef District Final

We're hosting the Congleton Rotary Young Chef Competition District Final on Monday 13th May

Image of Bentley Work Experience Opportunity.
9 May 2024

Bentley Work Experience Opportunity.

Bentley are offering students aged 16-18 the opportunity to take part in work experience in July at their Crewe site.

Image of Fern Celebrates More Competition Success
8 May 2024

Fern Celebrates More Competition Success

Year 10 Fern L continues to achieve in her clay pigeon career, competing and winning at a high level.

Image of A Very Happy 98th Birthday, Sir David!
8 May 2024

A Very Happy 98th Birthday, Sir David!

A very happy 98th birthday to Sir David Attenborough from Attenborough House (and Angelou, Mandela and Shakespeare too)!

Image of A Smart Start for Key Stage 3 Students
29 April 2024

A Smart Start for Key Stage 3 Students

We are focusing on a Smart Start to lessons for our Key Stage 3 Students - ensuring they arrive on time, with all the correct equipment.

Image of Year 10 Scientists Learn About Irradiation
25 April 2024

Year 10 Scientists Learn About Irradiation

Our Year 10 Scientists have been learning all about irradiation including the safety wear required!

Image of Year 12 Chemists Learn More About Aspirin
25 April 2024

Year 12 Chemists Learn More About Aspirin

In their lessons, our Year 12 Chemists have been learning about Aspirin - it's history and how it is made.

Image of Our House Launch Week Buskers Lunches
25 April 2024

Our House Launch Week Buskers Lunches

Our House Launch Week Buskers Lunch talent shows proved just how much talent we have on our wonderful school community.

Image of MFL Club Classroom Tourists Arrive in Germany
24 April 2024

MFL Club Classroom Tourists Arrive in Germany

In their first meeting after the Easter break, our MFL Club classroom tourists learned about all things German!

Image of 7HV's Posters are Out of This World!
24 April 2024

7HV's Posters are Out of This World!

Mr Holmes challenged 7HV to work in pairs on posters about space.

Image of South Cheshire Champions!
24 April 2024

South Cheshire Champions!

Congratulations to our winning Year 7 and year 9 Football teams at the South Cheshire Cup Finals in April.

Image of Over 100 Entries for Spring in a Frame Photography Competition
23 April 2024

Over 100 Entries for Spring in a Frame Photography Competition

We've had over 100 photographs submitted for our Spring in a Frame Competition and the shortlisted images will be on show at our Exhibition and Awards on Wednesday 22nd May.

Image of Scarlett's Singing Merits a Great Grade!
23 April 2024

Scarlett's Singing Merits a Great Grade!

Year 13 student, Scarlett S, passed her Trinity Grade 8 Singing with Merit in April

Image of New and Old Favourite Sports on Offer this Half-Term
23 April 2024

New and Old Favourite Sports on Offer this Half-Term

Our PE Faculty is offering a range of new and old-favourite extracurricular sports along with GCSE support activities this half-term

Image of House Points Up For Grabs in Inter-House Football Matches
23 April 2024

House Points Up For Grabs in Inter-House Football Matches

Our House Launch Week challenges included inter-House Football matches.

Image of Key Stage 3 Scientists Study Life in Miniature
22 April 2024

Key Stage 3 Scientists Study Life in Miniature

Our Key Stage 3 Scientists compared animal and plant cells under the microscope in their after-school Science Club.

Image of Students Challenged in House Launch Week
22 April 2024

Students Challenged in House Launch Week

Our House Launch Week officially began on Monday 22nd April with two quizzes for students to complete throughout the week.

Image of FREE Elevate Learning Support Webinars For Parents and Carers
16 April 2024

FREE Elevate Learning Support Webinars For Parents and Carers

Study skills experts, Elevate, are offering FREE learning skills webinars for parents and carers.

Image of Year 10 English Students Take Over the Lesson
16 April 2024

Year 10 English Students Take Over the Lesson

Jozsef and Lennon helped classmates improve their creative prose writing recently.

Image of Students Enjoy Trust-Wide Debating Competition
15 April 2024

Students Enjoy Trust-Wide Debating Competition

Year 9 and year 10 students took part in a TLP schools Debating Competition in March

Image of Our March Newsletter is Out Now
28 March 2024

Our March Newsletter is Out Now

Our March Newsletter is out now.

Image of Year 8 Windy Racer Winners
28 March 2024

Year 8 Windy Racer Winners

Mrs Fitzsimmons set her Year 8 class a 'windy racer' STEM challenge in March.

Image of Introducing our New Year 7 Uniform for September 2024
28 March 2024

Introducing our New Year 7 Uniform for September 2024

We are excited to introduce our new uniform with a short video and new uniform guide.

Image of Our New Logo, Vision and Values
28 March 2024

Our New Logo, Vision and Values

We are delighted to be able to share our new logo, vision and values with CHS families.

Image of Olivia and Daniel - Our Year 7 Spring Term Headteacher's Award Winners
27 March 2024

Olivia and Daniel - Our Year 7 Spring Term Headteacher's Award Winners

Congratulations to Olivia G and Daniel P, our Year 7 Headteacher’s Award winners for the Spring Term.

Image of MFL Club to Explore Germany
27 March 2024

MFL Club to Explore Germany

After the Easter break, our MFL Club tourists will be immersing themselves in the German culture and language.

Image of Lara's Consistent Sporting Achievement Wins her Awards
25 March 2024

Lara's Consistent Sporting Achievement Wins her Awards

Congratulations to Lara AG, who was awarded The Barbara Murray Cup for Track and Field Endeavour at the Macclesfield Harriers' recent Track and Field Awards.

Image of Celebrating our High Flying Key Stage 3 Artists
19 March 2024

Celebrating our High Flying Key Stage 3 Artists

Our KS3 Art Exhibition was the perfect opportunity to share the high flying talent of CHS artists with our community.

Image of A Valuable Careers Opportunity for All Students
19 March 2024

A Valuable Careers Opportunity for All Students

It's our Careers Fair on Thursday 21st March and all students will be able to spend time in the school day speaking with some of the 40+ employers taking part.

Image of CHS Team Smashes Swimathon Record!
18 March 2024

CHS Team Smashes Swimathon Record!

Twenty-one of our students and Mr Brassington took part in the Congleton Rotary Swimathon setting a fantastic new Swimathon team record.

Image of Students' Active Role in our 'Reading School' Plans
18 March 2024

Students' Active Role in our 'Reading School' Plans

A group of our Year 10 and Year 12 students participated in Reading Buddy training at Crewe UTC in March.

Image of CHS Alumna, Jessica, Helps Students Follow in her Footsteps.
18 March 2024

CHS Alumna, Jessica, Helps Students Follow in her Footsteps.

CHS alumna and member of the Les Miserables West End ensemble, Jessica Joslin, is running a one day Les Miserables workshop for students aged 12-18 at Astbury Village Hall in April.

Image of Can You Spot the Bot?
18 March 2024

Can You Spot the Bot?

Our Year 12 English Language students took part in research to find out whether humans can spot AI text. You can have a go too!

Image of Great South Cheshire Netball Results in March
13 March 2024

Great South Cheshire Netball Results in March

More great sports results in the South Cheshire Netball Tournament, thanks to our Year 9 and Year 10 Netball teams.

Image of A Big Thank You to our Sixth Form Winners
13 March 2024

A Big Thank You to our Sixth Form Winners

Our Sixth Form Netball team celebrated a fantastic 43-15 win in their final league game.

Image of After School English Revision Sessions for Year 11 Students
12 March 2024

After School English Revision Sessions for Year 11 Students

Our English faculty are running after school English Literature revision sessions to support Year 11 students with all the set GCSE texts.

Image of March Issue of the CHS Science Bulletin Out Now!
12 March 2024

March Issue of the CHS Science Bulletin Out Now!

Year 13 Scientist, Ben D, has published the March issue of his Science Bulletin, which is packed full of interesting Science facts and quirky information.

Image of Year 7 Girls are County Athletics Winners
12 March 2024

Year 7 Girls are County Athletics Winners

Our Year 7 Girls Sports Hall Athletics team won their county event in March.

Image of Sixth Form Geographers Assess Big Business Impact on High Street
12 March 2024

Sixth Form Geographers Assess Big Business Impact on High Street

Our Year 12 A' Level Geography students visited Rusholme in March to assess the impact of large corporations on the high street.

Image of Key Stage 3 Students have a Shocking Time in Science Club
12 March 2024

Key Stage 3 Students have a Shocking Time in Science Club

Key Stage 3 Science Club students had a shocking time in March investigating static electricity.

Image of MFL Students Enjoy Spanish Culture, Food and Sunshine
12 March 2024

MFL Students Enjoy Spanish Culture, Food and Sunshine

Our MFL students enjoyed culture, language, food and, of course, the 20 degree sun on their trip to Málaga in March.

Image of Year 12 Computer Scientists' Tasty Topology Revision!
12 March 2024

Year 12 Computer Scientists' Tasty Topology Revision!

Our Year 12 Computer Scientists built some very tasty network topology diagrams in their revision sessions!

Image of Fern, Isabel and Georgie Spend a Day with Bentley
8 March 2024

Fern, Isabel and Georgie Spend a Day with Bentley

In March, three of our students took part in the annual 'Girls into Bentley' day, which aims to inspire girls to consider careers in the automotive industry.

Image of World Book Day at CHS
7 March 2024

World Book Day at CHS

Our students enjoyed a wonderful World Book Day this year, with a range of activities designed to encourage them to read for pleasure.

Image of A Successful Afternoon of Netball
7 March 2024

A Successful Afternoon of Netball

We celebrated wins for our Year 7 and Year 9 Netball teams and a draw for Year 10 in their matches with Tytherington School in March.

Image of Belle Qualifies for Hickstead
6 March 2024

Belle Qualifies for Hickstead

Year 8 Belle L qualified for a place in the NSEA Eventers Challenge National Championships at Hickstead in May

Image of Great Sportsmanship from Year 7 and 8 Rugby Players
6 March 2024

Great Sportsmanship from Year 7 and 8 Rugby Players

Our Year 7 and Year 8 u13 Rugby team took part in a tournament at Macclesfield Rugby Club in March

Image of Oscar Represents CHS In English Schools Gala
5 March 2024

Oscar Represents CHS In English Schools Gala

Our Year 9 Swimming Superstar, Oscar dV, is celebrating yet another huge haul of medals and trophies and will represent the school in the English School Swimming Association Gala.

Image of Spring in a Frame Competition is back!
5 March 2024

Spring in a Frame Competition is back!

Our 'Spring in a Frame' wildlife photography competition is back and there are lots of great prizes up for grabs!

Image of Time for KS3 Students to Design a British Science Week Poster
5 March 2024

Time for KS3 Students to Design a British Science Week Poster

As part of our British Science Week celebrations, we're challenging Key Stage 3 students to design a poster on this year's theme of TIME.

Image of Year 12 Emma, Jamie and Harley Compete in Youth Speaks Final
4 March 2024

Year 12 Emma, Jamie and Harley Compete in Youth Speaks Final

A team of our Year 12 students, Emma L, Jamie C and Harley F, took part in the District Final of the Rotary Youth Speaks Competition in March.

Image of Nula Angel Qualifies for English Championships
4 March 2024

Nula Angel Qualifies for English Championships

Year 8 Nula Angel TG has qualified to take part in the English Gymnastics Championships.

Image of Key Stage 3 Hot Air Balloon Art Exhibition
4 March 2024

Key Stage 3 Hot Air Balloon Art Exhibition

We will be exhibiting a display of KS3 students' artwork in the Main Hall on Thursday 14th March

Image of A Warm Welcome to our New Year 7 Students
4 March 2024

A Warm Welcome to our New Year 7 Students

Congratulations and a very warm welcome to all those Year 6 students who have successfully secured a place to join us as our new Year 7 in September 2024

Image of Year 8 Cryptographers Attend Oxford Prizegiving
4 March 2024

Year 8 Cryptographers Attend Oxford Prizegiving

Our talented Year Cryptographers - Lauren W, Lydia H, Sophie C and Tilly B - travelled down to Oxford in March to collect their award and lots of prizes for winning the CyberFirst Girls Competition.

Image of National Careers Week at CHS
28 February 2024

National Careers Week at CHS

It's National Careers Week from 4th to 9th March and we'll be supporting all our students with their ongoing careers explorations.

Image of Belle Represents CHS and Qualifies for National Championships
26 February 2024

Belle Represents CHS and Qualifies for National Championships

Year 8 Belle L represented CHS in the National Schools Equestrian Association Show Jumping Qualifier in February.

Image of Olly Takes Taekwon-Do Bronze
26 February 2024

Olly Takes Taekwon-Do Bronze

Olly secured a bronze medal in the ITF England National Taekwon-Do Championships in February

Image of Year 12 Biologists Change Congleton Weather
26 February 2024

Year 12 Biologists Change Congleton Weather

In order to measure plant transpiration, our Year 12 Biologists created some artificial weather conditions!

Image of Introducing our New School Logos
26 February 2024

Introducing our New School Logos

Introducing our new main school and Sixth Form logos, which now clearly communicate our values and expectations.

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15 February 2024

Our February Newsletter is Out Now!

The February issue of our newsletter is full of wonderful examples of students' scholarly excellence, curiosity, courage and ambition.

Image of Gold, Silver and Bronze Maths Trust Challenge Medals for CHS
14 February 2024

Gold, Silver and Bronze Maths Trust Challenge Medals for CHS

Our amazing students amassed a total of 37 medals in The UK Mathematics Trust Intermediate Maths Challenge.

Image of Nya to Study at Specialist Performing Arts School
14 February 2024

Nya to Study at Specialist Performing Arts School

Talented dancer, Nya, has secured a coveted place at The Hammond specialist performing arts school.

Image of Holly's Creative Writing Published Again
13 February 2024

Holly's Creative Writing Published Again

Year 9 Holly W has had a seventh piece of creative writing work published in a compilation of young writers' work.

Image of Jaime Wins his First Tournament
7 February 2024

Jaime Wins his First Tournament

Year 7 Jaime won his first Tennis tournament title in February.

Image of House Captain Applications are Now Open!
6 February 2024

House Captain Applications are Now Open!

Could you motivate your fellow House members and help to lead your team? Applications are now open for CHS House Captains.

Image of Year 7 Make the Mid Cheshire Final
6 February 2024

Year 7 Make the Mid Cheshire Final

Six Year 7 CHS students have made it through to the Mid Cheshire League Cup Final this year with Vale Juniors Congleton Vikings u12s!

Image of Callum Signed to Play for Everton
5 February 2024

Callum Signed to Play for Everton

Following an eight week trial, our Year 9 student, Callum L, has been signed to play for the Everton Football Club u14 first team.

Image of Niamh Wins Acting Award
4 February 2024

Niamh Wins Acting Award

Year 13 Niamh M won the 2024 NODA award for 'Best Female Character Youth Performance in an Adult Production' for her role as Bobbie in The Railway Children.

Image of Year 10 Rotary Young Photographer Winners
1 February 2024

Year 10 Rotary Young Photographer Winners

Three of our Year 10 students were awarded prizes in the Rotary Young Photographer Competition.

Image of Year 7 Students Guess the Employers
1 February 2024

Year 7 Students Guess the Employers

Year 7 students took part in our Guess the Employer Careers event in January.

Image of Tom Darlington (2014-21) Joins CHS Alumni Page
1 February 2024

Tom Darlington (2014-21) Joins CHS Alumni Page

We're delighted to welcome Tom Darlington (2014-21) as the newest recruit to our Alumni webpage.

Image of A Friendly Win for Year 7 Rugby Team
1 February 2024

A Friendly Win for Year 7 Rugby Team

Our Year 7 Rugby team won a friendly tournament at home against Woodhouse, James Bateman and Eaton Bank at the beginning of February

Image of CHS Alumna, Kati-Leigh, Demonstrates Courage and Ambition
30 January 2024

CHS Alumna, Kati-Leigh, Demonstrates Courage and Ambition

After joining local mental health charity, Visyon, CHS alumna, Kati-Leigh, has signed up for an 11,000ft skydive!

Image of Cheska Competes and Wins at Aintree!
30 January 2024

Cheska Competes and Wins at Aintree!

Congratulations to our Year 7 student, Cheska C, who competed and won at the STARS Champion of Champions horse show at Aintree, Liverpool.

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29 January 2024

Ollie Competes in Open Dutch Championships

Our Year 11 student, Ollie P, competed in the Open Dutch Taekwondo Championships at the end of January

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25 January 2024

A Win for our Badminton Team

Well done to our Badminton team who secured a victory in their match against Eaton bank in January

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18 January 2024

Sixth Form Perfect their Public Speaking Skills

Thank you to all the representatives of Congleton Rotary who came in to school in January to help prepare a team of our Year 12 students for the Rotary Youth Speaks competition.

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11 January 2024

Students and Staff Needed for Swimathon

We're taking part in the Congleton Rotary Swimathon again this year and are inviting students and staff to sign up.

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11 January 2024

Year 7 Scientists Make a Great Start to 2024

Three of our Year 7 Scientists earned well-deserved Scholarly Excellence points for their great approach to revision.

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11 January 2024

Science Club Students Rocket in to the New Year

In their first session of the new year, our Science Club students had great fun building and testing Rocket Cars

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10 January 2024

Oscar Selected to Represent North West in National Championships

Year 9 Oscar dV has been selected to represent the North West Division at the English Schools Secondary Teams Swimming Championships in March.

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10 January 2024

PE Extracurricular Timetable has Lots to Offer

Our latest PE extracurricular timetable has lots on offer for students this half term

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10 January 2024

Helping Year 9 Make Important Options Choices

Year 9 students and their parents/carers have been invited to join us for our Options Evening from 5:30-7:30pm on Thursday 11th January to find out more about selecting GCSE/BTEC Options for study in Years 10 and 11.

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9 January 2024

Students Delighted with High School Musical Announcement

High School Musical has been revealed as the CHS 2024 summer production and students have been invited to audition for main cast and support roles.

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22 December 2023

Our December Newsletter is Out Now

Read all about our busy half-term in the December newsletter.

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20 December 2023

Recognising and Rewarding Excellence

Just before Christmas we held Recognition Assemblies for all our year groups, celebrating students' great achievements throughout the autumn term.

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18 December 2023

Harry Demonstrates Courage, Ambition and Scholarly Excellence

English teacher, Mrs Jakobsen, was delighted with the writing assessment results from her Year 8 class, particularly the work by Harry F.

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14 December 2023

Year 9's Big Arts Day

In December, our Year 9 students spent a full day exploring their creativity and produced some amazing artworks as a result

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13 December 2023

Isaac Achieves Grade 2 Trumpet

Year 9 students, Isaac W, passed his Grade 2 Trumpet with flying colours in December

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11 December 2023

CHS Students’ Sailing Success

Three Congleton High School students celebrated success on the water at Rudyard Lake Sailing Club’s recent annual awards ceremony. 

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7 December 2023

Drama Students Experience Hamilton at the Palace

Year 9 and Year 10 Drama students visited The Palace Theatre in December to see Hamilton live.

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7 December 2023

Year 10 Computer Scientists use their Colour Depth Skills

Our Year 10 Computer Scientists explored colour depth in December and created some great 8-bit images.

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6 December 2023

MFL CLub Students' Italian Pasta Lesson

As part of their study of the Italian language and culture, our MFL Club students learned how to make a pasta dish using mainly Italian instructions!

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6 December 2023

Scholarly Excellence from Year 9 English Students

Mrs McKenzie's Year 9 English students demonstrated Scholarly Excellence in their essays discussing set text, The Hate You Give.

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4 December 2023

CHS Maths Team CyberFirst Girls North West Winners

We were delighted to learn that a team of CHS Maths students were the CyberFirst Girls North West winners.

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30 November 2023

Marble Run Challenge for Science Club Students

Our Science Club students created their own Marble Runs in the after-school sessions in November

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29 November 2023

Respect for our Year 9 Students

We are very proud to see another group of Year 9 students excel on the Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service Respect course.

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23 November 2023

Do You Know Your Bronchus from Your Bronchiole?

Mrs Fitzsimmons' Year 8 Scientists have been learning about the structure and function of lungs.

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22 November 2023

Landon Lands a Monster Carp

Landon P was able to catch some impressive carp when he visited France.

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20 November 2023

Bright Spark, Lexi, Demonstrates Scholarly Excellence

Lexi B's work on the Electricity topic in Science was a shining example of Scholarly Excellence.

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20 November 2023

Year 7 Experience the Screaming Jelly Baby Experiment.

Our Year 7 students experienced the infamous Screaming Jelly Baby experiment in their Science lessons in November

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14 November 2023

Harrison Sums Up Scholarly Excellence

Year 11 Harrison W has consistently demonstrated Scholarly Excellence in Maths this year.

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14 November 2023

Paris Inspires CHS Artists

Our GCSE and A Level Artists were inspired by their trip to Paris in November

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13 November 2023

Plane Sailing for Key Stage 3 Scientists

Our Key Stage 3 Science Club students tested their own paper plane designs in November

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9 November 2023

"I'll Remember this Forever!"

Thirty of our Performing Arts students visited the Empire Theatre to take part in workshops before experiencing Charlie and the Chocolate Factory live on stage.

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6 November 2023

Olly Competes in Irish National Championships

Year 11 Olly P took part in the Irish Taekwondo Association National Championships in Limerick.

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4 November 2023

Parkrun Fun for Students and Staff

Students and staff gathered in Congleton Park again on a Saturday morning to take part in the CHS Parkrun.

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4 November 2023

Amber's Excellence, Courage and Ambition Burns Bright

Year 7 Amber regularly volunteers for local causes, including the annual Rotary Club Bonfire and Fireworks event.

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1 November 2023

Year 13 Biologists Model Scholarly Excellence

Mrs Jackson-Moss' Year 13 Biologists have demonstrated Scholarly Excellence in their studies

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30 October 2023

More Excellent Students Recognised

More excellence in behaviour, attitude and achievement was rewarded with Breakfast with the Head in October.

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28 October 2023

Marcus Captains Vale Juniors Team in First Ever Match

Year 7, Marcus PL, captained the Vale Juniors Year 7 Kick About Team for their first ever match recently.

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19 October 2023

The Lights are on in Manufacturing Club

Our Key Stage 3 students have designed and made some fabulous lamps in our after school Manufacturing Club

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19 October 2023

#TeamCHS Continues Winning Streak

What a great way to finish off the half-term, with wins for our Netball and Football teams.

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17 October 2023

Calling Budding CHS Chefs

We are delighted to be able to offer students the opportunity to take part in the fantastic Rotary Young Chef Competition again this year.

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17 October 2023

Year 7 Scientists Impress with Scholarly Excellence

Science teacher, Ms Figiel, has been impressed by her Year 7 students' independent revision preparation for their first test of the year.

Image of Olly Picks up Silver in Open English Championships
16 October 2023

Olly Picks up Silver in Open English Championships

Year 11, Olly P, secured a Silver and Bronze medal at the AETA Open English Championships in October

Image of Tyler Selected for County Football Team
16 October 2023

Tyler Selected for County Football Team

Year 11 Tyler M has been selected for the Cheshire Football team.

Image of Savannah Lands Place on County Netball Team and Manchester Thunder Pathway
16 October 2023

Savannah Lands Place on County Netball Team and Manchester Thunder Pathway

Savannah H has been selected for the Cheshire U15s Netball team and the Manchester Thunder U14s pathway.

Image of Holly's Writing Published for Sixth Time
16 October 2023

Holly's Writing Published for Sixth Time

Congratulations to Year 9, Holly W, who has had her creative writing published once again.

Image of Friday the 13th - Lucky for Some!
13 October 2023

Friday the 13th - Lucky for Some!

Friday 13th definitely wasn't an unlucky day for these students who enjoyed Breakfast with the Head in October

Image of More Wins for Year 7 and Year 8 Netball Teams
12 October 2023

More Wins for Year 7 and Year 8 Netball Teams

Our Year 7 and Year 8 Netball teams racked up wins again in matches in October.