Caldew School

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Caldew School
Address
Map
Dalston

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CA5 7NN

England
Coordinates54°50′44″N 2°58′49″W / 54.8456°N 2.9803°W / 54.8456; -2.9803
Information
TypeAcademy
Established1959
Local authorityCumberland Council
Department for Education URN137254 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherV Jackson
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1046
Websitehttp://www.caldew.cumbria.sch.uk

Caldew School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in the Village of Dalston in Cumbria, England.[1]

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 of Dalston. The school's motto is 'aspire, believe, achieve.' It used to be 'While I live, I crow'. Caldew pupils take part in activities competing with pupils from other schools in the county in sports such as football, rugby and cross country running.

Caldew School converted to academy status on 1 August 2011.

Achievements[edit]

In 2013, Caldew was given a grade of "good" from Ofsted, the English education watchdog.[2] 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."[3]

In July 2009, Caldew celebrated its 50th anniversary. It was founded in 1959, with a total of 300 students.[4]

Results[edit]

In 2016, all pupils sitting exams left the school with five GCSE passes or more.[5]

Former students[edit]

Former pupils include the poet Jacob Polley and William Stobart of the Stobart Group. [6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Welcome to Caldew School online". Caldew School. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. ^ School Report Caldew School (PDF) (Report). "OFSTED". 17–18 April 2013. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  3. ^ "OFSTED Praise Makes Caldew School Determined To Get Even Better". "Cumberland News". 10 May 2013. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Caldew School Celebrates Fiftieth Anniversary". "News and Star". 22 July 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Record GCSE results spark celebrations in Cumbria". "Cumberland News". 26 August 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Dalston schools most famous 50 pupils to feature in exhibition". "Cumberland News". 14 October 2011. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.

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