Caroline Chisholm School is a mixed all-through school with academy status, in Wootton, south Northampton, England. It is named after Caroline Chisholm, a 19th-century social reformer.[1] The principal is David James.[2] The school was built in 15 months and cost £25 million.[2] The school added its final year, Year 13, in September 2008.[3] In 2005, admission arrangements were changed to give siblings of existing students at the school greater priority for places.[4]
| Caroline Chisholm School | |
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Wooldale Road, Wootton , , NN4 6TP England | |
| Coordinates | 52°11′55″N 0°52′26″W / 52.198697°N 0.873928°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Established | 2004 |
| Local authority | West Northamptonshire |
| Department for Education URN | 137089 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair of Trustees | Louise Samways |
| Headteacher | David James |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 4 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 2043 |
| Houses | Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney |
| Website | http://www.ccs.northants.sch.uk |
Design
editThe school has 5 blocks, A Block (Music, Drama and PE), B Block (Languages and Humanities), C Block (Maths and English), D Block (Technology and Science), E Block (Sixth Form Centre, ICT, Business and Art). The school has a two-form entry Primary Phase with its own studio, multi-purpose room, 14 classrooms and playground area. The site also has a cafeteria, takeaway area, ICT suites, drama studios, gym, art display area, and public meeting rooms.[citation needed]
Distinctions
edit- This was the first through 4-18 state school in the UK.[5]
- The school was mentioned in the House of Lords when it was confirmed that this was one of six schools in England defined as a middle school that educates Year 11 pupils.[6]
- Education Secretary Ruth Kelly visited the school on 17 March 2005.[7][8][9]
Community involvement
editThe school is in the Wooldale Centre for Learning, a multi-use community facility.[2] Caroline Chisholm has been described as "unique and ground breaking" for the way it is linked into the community including offering sports and learning facilities for the community.[10]
Academic standards
editOfsted's report of 17 May 2006 describes the school as:
Caroline Chisholm is a good school with many outstanding features, a view shared by parents and reflected in the school’s self-evaluation. Outstanding features such as the quality and standards in the Foundation Stage, the progress made by pupils with a statement of autism spectrum disorders, the behaviour and attitudes of all pupils, and the personal development and well-being of pupils make Caroline Chisholm a unique school.
It had 'outstanding' outcome from its Ofsted report in July 2009, while they received a 'good' outcome from their Ofsted report in 2012. Caroline Chisholm school received 'requires improvement' by Ofsted in 2018.[11] In their latest report in January 2020, the school received a 'good' rating with an 'outstanding' Early Years Foundation Stage.[12]
Catchment area row
editAlthough the area is next to the large housing development of Grange Park, a proposal in January 2010 by Northamptonshire County Council to remove Woodland View Primary School in Grange Park as a feeder school provoked huge protest from Grange Park parents. The alternative schools proposed were Elizabeth Woodville School (formerly Roade School Sports College) and Abbeyfield School. (formerly Mereway Secondary School).[13]
Alumni
edit- Matthew Broome, actor[14]
- Gen Kitchen, Labour politician[15]
References
edit- ^ "Caroline Chisholm 1808 - 1877", BBC, January 2004
- ^ a b c "Pupils start at new £1 school", BBC News, 6 September 2004
- ^ "Welcome to Caroline Chisholm School", Caroline Chisholm School
- ^ "ADJUDICATOR PUBLISHES DECISION ON PROPOSAL TO VARY THE ADMISSIONS ARRANGEMENTS FOR CAROLINE CHISHOLM SCHOOL, PRESTON HEDGES PRIMARY SCHOOL, WOOTTON PR " Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Office of The Schools Adjudicator (East Midlands), Government News Network, 37 July 2005
- ^ "Snap Tory leadership poll impossible", Matthew Temple, The Guardian, 27 May 2005
- ^ "Middle Schools", Hansard, House of Lords, 9 February 2005, Column WA118
- ^ "Ruth Kelly was here", Polly Curtis, The Guardian, 20 September 2005
- ^ "In a class of its own", Northampton Evening Telegraph, 18 March 2005
- ^ "Minister Opens "World Class" BDP School" Archived 7 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Building Design Partnership, 23 March 2005
- ^ "Building and Opening a 21st Century School" Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, The Northamptonshire Governor, Winter 2004
- ^ "Ofsted report 2006". Archived from the original on 6 June 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2008.
- ^ Ofsted Communications Team (1 April 2021). "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ Chronicle & Echo, Northampton "Parents' plan may cause gridlock" 21 January 2010, accessed 4 March 2010
- ^ "Alumni". Caroline Chisholm School. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Cronin, Kate (11 November 2023). "Wellingborough Labour members select Genevieve Kitchen as their candidate to fight Peter Bone's seat at a potential by-election as she immediately calls on him to resign". Northamptonshire Telegraph.