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.
Election Day at CHS
All our students got the opportunity to take part in a mock election in July.
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.
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.
Introducing The Congleton High School Podcast
A team of our Sixth Form College students have started a podcast to discuss some of the wide-ranging issues relevant to students in all years and you can listen to the first episode now.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
Over £800 Raised for BBC Children in Need
Our fantastic Charity Ambassadors, students and staff raised a phenomenal £890.32 for BBC Children in Need in November!
Head Thanks Students with Breakfast
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
Learning with the Lords
Our Politics students interviewed Baroness Tanni Grey Thompson as part of a Learn with the Lords Opportunity in November.