Caroline Chisholm School

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]

For the school in Australia, see Caroline Chisholm School - Senior Campus.

Caroline Chisholm School
Address
Wooldale Road, Wootton

Northampton
,
Northamptonshire
,
NN4 6TP

England
Coordinates52.198697°N 0.873928°W / 52.198697; -0.873928
Information
TypeAcademy
Established2004
Local authorityWest Northamptonshire
Department for Education URN137089 Tables
OfstedReports
Chair of TrusteesLouise Samways
HeadteacherDavid James
GenderMixed
Age4 to 18
Enrolment2043
HousesBrisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney
Websitehttp://www.ccs.northants.sch.uk

Design

The 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.

Distinctions

Community involvement

The 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

Ofsted'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

Although 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]

References
  1. "Caroline Chisholm 1808 - 1877", BBC, January 2004
  2. "Pupils start at new £1 school", BBC News, 6 September 2004
  3. "Welcome to Caroline Chisholm School", Caroline Chisholm School
  4. "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
  5. "Snap Tory leadership poll impossible", Matthew Temple, The Guardian, 27 May 2005
  6. "Middle Schools", Hansard, House of Lords, 9 February 2005, Column WA118
  7. "Ruth Kelly was here", Polly Curtis, The Guardian, 20 September 2005
  8. "In a class of its own", Northampton Evening Telegraph, 18 March 2005
  9. "Minister Opens "World Class" BDP School" Archived 7 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Building Design Partnership, 23 March 2005
  10. "Building and Opening a 21st Century School" Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, The Northamptonshire Governor, Winter 2004
  11. "Ofsted report 2006". Archived from the original on 6 June 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2008.
  12. 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.
  13. Chronicle & Echo, Northampton "Parents' plan may cause gridlock" 21 January 2010, accessed 4 March 2010
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