Caldew School

The Caldew School is a mixed gender school with pupils ranging from 11-18. It is located in the Village of Dalston in Cumbria. The school educates just over a thousand pupils including sixth form, with around one hundred teaching staff. The school's logo is an image of a cockerel, which is also used by the village the school is located in. The school's motto is 'Whilst I live, I crow.' Caldew pupils take part in activities competing with pupils from other schools in sports, such as football, rugby and running.

Caldew converted to academy status on 1 August 2011.

Achievements

In 2013, Caldew was given a grade of "good" from Ofsted, an education watchdog. This was an improvement from the "satisfactory" it received the year before. Inspectors from Ofsted said Caldew's leaders have “pursued improvements with great determination.” ^[1]

In July 2009, Caldew celebrated its 50th anniversary. It was founded in 1959, with a total of 300 students.^[2]

Results

Caldew School is one of many schools in Cumbria, over the years the GCSE grades and A Level grades have improved. The percentage of students getting C - A* at GCSE has gone up to around 80% making Caldew one of the best results in Cumbria.

Notable Former Students

Former pupils include the poet Jacob Polley, Story Groups Chief Executive Fred Story and William Stobart of the Stobart Group. Another former pupil, Gareth Milburn, went on to play bass guitar and live keyboards for Carlisle kamikazinuwave-electro indie outfit, Burn The Negative. They released two acclaimed albums, played at major British festivals and scored a number 1 in the Phillippines.

External links

• Caldew School Website

References