News: Sixth Form

Industry Opportunity for A Level Chemists

Nine of our A Level Chemists visited global chemical specialists, Innospec, in Ellesmere Port in September.

Important Information about Health & Social Care and Childcare EYE Courses

Please read for important information for students wishing to study the Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care and the Childcare Early Years Educator Courses.

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.

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.

Biology Olympiad Success for Year 12 Biologists

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

Year 12 Explore Oxford University Opportunities

A group of our Year 12 students visited the Oxford University Open Day in June.

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

Year 12 History and Politics Students Visit London

A trip to London gave History and Politics students rare insights in to our democracy and some of our historic buildings.

Year 12 Explore Post 18 Opportunities at UCAS Fair

The UCAS Fair was a chance for Year 12 to find out more about future destinations.

It's Pride Week at CHS

We're celebrating CHS Pride Week from 10th-14th June and our LGBTQ+ Ambassadors will be running a range of activities.

Year 12 Chemists Complete Aspirin Practicals

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

Year 12 Biologists' Models Help Them to Remember

Our Year 12 Biologists have created models to help them remember the steps in the process of Photosynthesis.

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.

Year 13 Drama Students Perform for Examiners, Family and Friends

Our Year 13 Drama students completed their scripted exams to an examiner and an audience of friends and family in April .

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.

Year 12 Social Scientists' London Learning

A trip to London gave Year 12 Social Scientists greater insight in to the legal system and inventor of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud.

Year 7 Raise over £100 for Cancer Research

Our Year 7 Student Leaders' sweets and cake sale was a great success, raising £120.50 for Cancer research UK in March. 

Sixth Form Sweet Treats Fundraiser for Cancer Research UK

Our Sixth Form Charity Ambassadors are fundraising for Cancer Research Uk on Wednesday March 20th.

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!

Over £400 Raised for Red Nose Day 2024

Our students and staff raised a fantastic £400.88 for Comic Relief on Friday 15th March.

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.

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.

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.

Year 12 Computer Scientists' Tasty Topology Revision!

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

The Machin Building and Hungry Bear Officially Opened

We celebrated our latest facilities investment in March, with the official opening of our new Humanities block - ‘The Machin Building’ -  and Hungry Bear refectory.

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.

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.

Josh Takes on 3 Peaks Challenge for Charity

Deputy Head Student, Josh BP, will take on the 3 Peaks Challenge to raise funds to support a child through Air Cadets

Sixth Form English Students Enjoy Unique Production Of Hardy Classic

Our Sixth Form English Literature students enjoyed a unique 'circus skills' production of Hardy’s Tess of the D'Urbervilles in February.

Sixth Form Students Enjoy English Language Conference

In February, our Sixth Form English Language students attended an English Language conference to hear talks from a range of eminent linguists.

Ben Informs and Inspires Student Scientists

Year 13 Scientist, Ben D, has put together the first of a series of interesting and informative Science Bulletins.

Year 12 Biologists Change Congleton Weather

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

Valentine Disco Raises another £547 for Gee's Foundation

Sales of tickets, refreshments and roses at our Year 7 and 8 Valentine Disco raised £547 for our ongoing fundraising for The Georgia Leigh Ogden Foundation.

Introducing our New School Logos

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

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.

Year 12 Chemists Develop their Practical Skills

Dr Jones' Year 12 Chemists carried out one of their twelve required practicals in February.

Year 12 Biologists Capture Images of Plant Transport Systems

Our Year 12 Biologists captured some great images during their study of plant transport systems

St Valentine's Day Fundraising at CHS

Students can treat themselves and others this St Valentine's Day at CHS.

Another Successful NSPCC Number Day at CHS

Our annual NSPCC  Number Day was a great success again this year with a real focus on Numeracy in all subjects across the school.

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.

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.

Post 18 Planning for Sixth Form Students

Our Sixth Form students enjoyed a range of enrichment sessions at the end of January, helping them to plan for higher education, careers and becoming more self sufficient.

Sixth Form Students Speak Out

Year 12 students, Emma, Jamie and Harley, were runners up in the district heat of the 2024 Rotary Youth Speaks Competition

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!

Practice Makes Prefect!

We held our first upper and lower school Prefect Workshop at the end of January, which was a really enjoyable and positive event.

A Second Hamilton Opportunity for Students

In January a second group of our Year 8-13 Performing Arts students were lucky enough to watch Hamilton at the Palace Theatre in Manchester.

Congleton Sixth Form Students Make History

Sixth Form students from Congleton High School enjoyed great success in the first ever Congleton Sixth Forms History Essay Competition.

Apprenticeship Opportunity for Year 12 Students

In January a group of our Year 13 Sixth Form students took part in a Mock Assessment Centre Day run by The Cheshire and Warrington Pledge at Shrigley Hall

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.

CHS Celebrates Christmas

Staff and students enjoyed a wonderful last day of term, celebrating in style together.

Celebrating the Rewards of Seven Great Years at CHS

We were very proud to be able to celebrate our Year 13 Class of 2022-23's seven great years at CHS at our Sixth Form Awards Evening.

A Fantastic Final Food Bank Friday

The third and final week of Food Bank Friday 2023 saw another great collection by our Sixth Form students on behalf of The Storehouse Congleton. 

Another Fantastic Food Bank Friday

Thanks to all the CHS families who were able to send in items for our latest Food Bank Friday collection.

CHS Drama Students Nominated for Awards

CHS Drama students, past and present, have been nominated for awards in the National Operatic and Dramatic Association Awards in February.

Food Bank Friday Collection One of Biggest Yet

A big THANK YOU to everyone who was able to contribute to one of our biggest ever Food Bank Friday collections.

Food Bank Friday is Back!

Our Sixth Form students are running Food Bank Friday again, helping to collect items for The Storehouse Food Bank.

Year 13 Investigate Apprenticeship Opportunities

Thirty-six of our Year 13 students visited The National Apprenticeship Show in Liverpool in November.

Sixth Form Application Deadline is Friday 1st December

Don't miss the chance to become part of our fantastic CHS Sixth Form - Deadline for applications is Friday 1st December.

Head Students Represent CHS at Town Remembrance Service

Our Head Students and Deputy Head Students represented CHS students and staff at the town Remembrance service in November.

Over £5,000 Raised in Gee's Memory

We were very proud to be able to present a cheque for over £5,000 to The Georgia Leigh Ogden Foundation team in November.

Head Thanks Students with Breakfast

Year 13 Biologists Model Scholarly Excellence

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

Sixth Form Student Abbi Demonstrates Scholarly Excellence

Year 12 Abbi R has impressed with her detailed and organised work, making a strong start to A Level English Literature.

Mental Health Ambassadors Raise Awareness and £367.40

Our Sixth Form Mental Health Ambassadors raised awareness of Mental Health issues along with a fantastic £367.40 for local charity, Visyon with their Mental Health Awareness stall.

Year 12 Enjoy a University and Apprenticeship Fair Opportunity

Our Year 12 students travelled to Old trafford in September for the University and Apprenticeship Fair

CHS Alumna, Emily, Now Junior Doctor at Royal Stoke

We were very proud to learn that CHS Alumna, Emily Hepting, is now a Junior Doctor at Royal Stoke Hospital.

CHS Students Star in The Railway Children

We can't wait to see the Congleton Players' production of The Railway Children, featuring CHS students past and present.

Triple A Megan Achieves Her Footballing Dream

Megan Beech achieved fantastic A*/A/A grades at A Level but couldn't attend results day as she was busy moving across the world to take up a place on degree course in the USA.

Kate Scores Place with Lewes FC

Kate Oakley has deferred her place to study Sport and Exercise Science at Brighton University to take up a contract with Lewes FC Women's team

Phoebe Takes Call from Football Star

After she collected her A Level results in August, Phoebe Jennings got the chance to chat with Gary Neville about her reasons for choosing to study at UA92.

Sixth Form Students’ Results Secure First Choice University, Apprenticeship and Employment Places

Students and staff at Congleton High School are celebrating a strong set of A Level results again this year, which have enabled the majority of the cohort to progress on to their first choice university, apprenticeship and employment destinations.

Year 12's Interest Sparked at Keele University

Our Year 12 History students had a taste of university life on their recent trip to Keele University

Year 11 Learn Skills for Sixth Form

To help prepare them for Sixth Form, a group of our Year 11 students took part in workshops at Edge Hill University, Lancashire, in July

Work and Life Experience for Year 12

Over 100 of our Year 12 students took part in work placements in a wide variety of sectors in July.

Cloudy with a Chance of Wet Feet

Our Year 12 students' river sampling trip turned out to be a very damp event indeed!

Year 12 Biologists Succeed in Olympiad

Congratulations to all our Year 12 students who took part in the UKBC Intermediate Biology Olympiad in June.

Pride Stall Raises Almost £300

Our LGBTQ+ Ambassadors rounded off Pride Month at CHS with a Pride Stall offering cakes, a range of Pride merchandise and face painting, raising almost £300 for akt (Albert Kennedy Trust).

Year 12 Psychologists' View on the Hierarchy of Needs

Year 12 Psychologists have been developing their knowledge and understanding of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Year 12 Criminologists Solve a Murder

Our Year 12 Criminology students put their learning and skills to the test in May by trying to solve 'Murder of a Millionaire'.

An Emotional Final Assembly for Year 13

It was our Sixth Form Year 13 students' final assembly on Friday 12th May and it proved to be an emotional occasion all round!.

Annie Cast get Inspiration

Our Annie casts visited the Regent Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent in May to watch Jodie Prenger as Miss Hannigan direct from the West End production of the musical.

Celebration Leavers' Assembly Planned for Year 13

We'll be holding a Leavers' Assembly for our Sixth Form Year 13 students on Friday 12th May before their Study Leave begins on Monday 15th May.

7MHT Triumph at the Year 7 Inter-Form Tournament

Congratulations to 7MHT who were the winners of our Inter-Form Tournament in May.

Scarlett Sings her Way to a Distinction

Year 12 student, Scarlett S, has successfully passed her Grade 6 Rock and Pop Singing exam with Distinction! 

Exam is No Drama for Year 13

Congratulations to the Year 13 A Level Drama students who completed their component 3 exam in front of a live audience and examiner at the end of April.

Conclusion of A Level Chemistry Practicals

Our Year 13 A Level Chemists carried out their final practical at the end of April and Dr Jones was once again really pleased with their work.

Friendly Football Fun - Update

The new date for our Year 7 Inter-Form Football Tournament is Wednesday 3rd May (this has been moved from 26th April).

Investigating Ventilation

To help give them a greater understanding of the ventilation system in mammals, our Year 12 Biologists performed a lung dissection.

Charity Ambassadors Supporting Comic Relief

We'll be supporting Comic Relief on Friday 17th march and will be inviting students to add something red to their uniform to help with fundraising for the cause.

Something for Everyone in CHS National Careers Week Events

National Careers Week is 6th to 11th March and we have a series of events running each lunchtime enabling students in all years to access information and advice from employers and our own careers experts.

Helping Students Plan for the Future

Year 12 students were able to get Post 16 ideas and inspiration at the UCAS Discovery Convention in February.

Model Students

Our Year 12 students used models to show their learning in Biology

The Business of Football

Our Year 12 Business Studies students visited Port Vale FC to learn more about the Business of Football

A Novel Way to Understand Literature

Our Year 12 English Literature students are employing some 'novel' tactics to help them process and understand King Lear.

An Eggciting Eggsperiment

Our Year 12 Psychologists took part in an eggstremely eggciting project this half-term

CHS Supports LGBT+ History Month

CHS students and staff will be supporting LGBT+ History Month in February and all the LGBT+ members of our school community all year round.

Sixth Form Biologists Investigate Conservation, Education and Rain Forest Preservation

In February our Year 12 Biologists visited Chester Zoo to investigate the role that zoos play in the conservation of species, and learn more about the impact of oil palm plantations on deforestation.

Students Consider a Career with Bentley

The Bentley Early Careers team visited in February to share information on the latest Apprenticeships available with the company.

Investigating IT Apprenticeship Opportunities

Digital and Technical Apprenticeship provider, Apprentify, joined us in February to discuss IT apprenticeship opportunities with students.

Isaac Receives Oxford University Offer

Congratulations to our Deputy Head Student, Isaac C, who has received an offer from Oxford University to read Maths

Outstanding Sixth Form Netball Team Victory

A fantastic 51-1 result for our Sixth Form Netball team in their match with Manchester College.

Social Scientists Sent to Prison

Our Sixth Form Social Scientists visited decommissioned HM Prison Shrewsbury in December to get a glimpse in to the life of a prisoner

Fantastic Support for Foodbank Friday

A huge thank you to everyone for their fantastic support with our Sixth Form students' Foodbank Friday appeal.

Riley's Success is History

Riley C's excellent essay on Clement Attlee won him first prize in the 2022 CHS Sixth Form History Essay Competition.

Fantastic Win for Sixth Form Netball Team

A great 35-8 win for our Sixth Form Netball team, who played Cheadle Hulme in December.

Christmas Market Success

Our first ever Christmas Market was a great success, raising almost £1,500 for PiP funds that will enrich students' CHS experience.

Over £1,200 Raised for BBC Children in Need

Our students raised over £1,200 for BBC Children in Need this year with a range of fundraising activities that included our famous Teacher Gunging!

Testifying for the Prosecution

Natalie Carmen of the Crown Prosecution Service met with our Sixth Form A Level Law students in November to talk about her work as a Criminal Prosecutor.

Sixth Form Mathematicians Experience Maths in Action

A visit to Maths in Action helped our Sixth Form Mathematicians see how Maths can be used in many different ways, from fighting disease to video games and magic!

CHS Supporting Children in Need 2022

We'll be supporting BBC Children in Need again this year with a range of fundraising activities

Foodbank Friday is Back!

CHS Foodbank Friday is back and we are asking parents, carers and the local community to help us support The Storehouse Foodbank in any way they can.

Head Students Lay Remembrance Wreath

We were very proud to be represented at Sunday's Remembrance Day Parade by our Head Students, Grace K and Ryan C, who laid a wreath on behalf of Congleton High School. 

Learning with the Lords

Our Politics students interviewed Baroness Tanni Grey Thompson as part of a Learn with the Lords Opportunity in November.

Shining a Light on A Level Physics Study

Our A Level Physics students visited the UK's national synchrotron science facility, responsible for researching everything from fossils to jet engines and viruses to vaccines.

A Role in Matilda for Sixth Form student, Niamh

Our Sixth Form student, Niamh M, will take on the role of Mrs Wormwood in Matilda at the Daneside Theatre in November

Rebecca Sees her Future in Parliament

Hoping to pursue a career in politics, our Year 13 student, Rebecca J, had the amazing opportunity to spend a day in Parliament over the half-term break.

City Shots Boost GCSE and A Level Portfolios

A trip to Liverpool provided our GCSE and A Level Photography students with some great images for their portfolios.

Pot of Gold to Grow until December

Our Pot of Gold fundraiser will now run until the end of term and the proceeds split between the winner and The Georgia Leigh Ogden Foundation.

Year 11 Students Invited to Sixth Form Open Evening

Our Sixth Form Open Evening on Tuesday 18th October will enable Year 11 students to find out about the many Post 16 academic and personal opportunities, along with the one-to-one support, on offer at Congleton High School.

British Army Trains Sixth Form Students in Elite Skills

The British Army Outreach team came in to CHS in September to deliver a session on Elite Skills for Sixth Form Public Services students.

Alumnus Ollie Shares Economics Insights with Sixth Form

Former CHS student, Ollie Proctor, returned in September to share with Sixth Form students some useful insights into studying Economics at degree level.

Congleton High’s Exceptional Year Results in First Choice University, Apprenticeship and Employment Places for Sixth Form Students

Students and staff at Congleton High School are celebrating an exceptional year for A* and A grade A Level results, which has enabled the majority of the year group to progress on to their first choice university, apprenticeship and employment opportunities. The school is extremely proud of the great resilience the cohort have demonstrated and the fantastic results they have achieved through their hard work and determination.

Year 12 Economists try Investigative Reporting

As part of their end of year content task, our Year 12 Economists were given a brief to produce a Newsnight style video report investigating the economic impact of the pandemic.

A Rubbish Idea

Year 12 Rebecca J is on a mission to reduce littering at CHS and has put together an assembly and a great poster competition to help combat the issue.

At the Heart of a Historic Political Moment!

A trip to London led to a live appearance on the BBC lunchtime news for some of our A Level History and Politics students! Their visit to Westminster coincided with the release of the Sue Gray report, placing them right at the very heart of a historic political moment!

Year 8 7-a-Side Challenge

As part of their BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma in Sport course, a group of our Year 13 students are organising an inter-form 7-a-Side Football Tournament for Year 8 after school, from 3-5pm, on Tuesday 26th April.