Chesham High School
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| Established | 1960s |
| Headteacher | Mr Phillip Wayne |
| Specialism | Humanities College |
| Location | Whitehill Chesham Buckinghamshire HP5 1BA England |
| LEA | Buckinghamshire |
| Ofsted number | 110504 |
| Students | 1250 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11 to 18 |
| School colours | Red, Black, White, Blue |
| Website | http://www.cheshamhigh.bucks.sch.uk |
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Chesham High School is a grammar school on White Hill, Chesham, Buckinghamshire. There are over 1200 male and female students aged between eleven and sixteen. It also has a large sixth form of 360 students, which is well-known locally for academic achievement, good A-level results and university entrance. Ofsted recently praised the school saying "The quality of teaching is high and a strength of the school" and noting other strengths such as a "supportive atmosphere", "well behaved and attentive students" and "a clear sense of direction". In 2007 the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) awarded the school specialist school status as a Humanities College. Also,there are many former students who have since excelled greatly in the world after leaving Chesham High [1]
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[edit] History
Chesham High school was originally an all boys school housed in only one building, which is now the sixth form block. During the 1960s, there was a huge development and it then became a mixed grammar school. Recent years have seen major expansion of the school, including a new maths block, a textiles block, an art block, expansion of the English block, a new library, and a new drama/psychology Block. There is now a new technology/art building built over what was A1, the main art room.
[edit] Admissions
As a grammar school, Chesham High operates admissions criteria.
Pupils have to pass the 11+ to enter the school (pass mark over 121 or on appeal). Other than that they have to live within the school's catchment area which spans several miles around the school in to Amersham, Chorleywood and Chesham Bois. The school also accepts large numbers of students in to the sixth form but these have to meet a high average of GCSE grades to get in. Typically the school accepts no student with an average less than 5.5.
[edit] Uniform
[edit] Lower school
CHS (as it is otherwise known locally) operates a strict dress code that all pupils must conform to. In recent years, this uniform has developed so that it is now much smarter. Boys wear black blazers, white shirts, black trousers and black shoes with a tie containing the school colours red, white, black and blue. Whereas girls wore jumpers a few years ago they now wear blazers like the boys, but with the option of skirts.
[edit] Sixth form
A dress code for sixth formers was implemented
[edit] Leaver destinations
In 2003, 94.4% of the students in year 11 chose to stay at the school to continue in to the sixth form. In the same year, 97% of year 13 sixth formers went in to further or higher education and 1% went straight in to employment.
[edit] Blog Incident
In 2007, one of the school's French teachers at the time, Julie Bois, wrote a blog entry describing some of her pupils as "little s***s who should be slapped" [2]. She also branded some of her pupils "thick", and went on to describe how she dreaded "killer" parents' evenings, saying "I hate having to shake all those hands. Some are so wet and flabby".[2] Although she removed the comments from her blog, she later resigned her post [3]
[edit] New Headmaster
In September 2007 Philip Wayne joined the school as the new headmaster, succeeding Tim Andrew. He is keen on uniforms being properly worn and, in an interview in the Bucks Examiner he stated his intention to run a "tight ship".
[edit] References
- ^ Specialist Schools Home. Department for Children, Schools and Families (3 July 2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-07.
- ^ a b Kids see French miss' Net rant The Sun, 2007-06-23
- ^ Teacher Resigns After Internet Blog Insults Bucks Free Press, 2007-08-03.
