Caldew School

Caldew School
Location
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
Websitewww.caldew.cumbria.sch.uk

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

The school has just over a thousand pupils, including the sixth form, with around one hundred teaching staff. Caldew School converted to academy status on 1 August 2011.

Achievements

In 2013, Caldew was given a grade of "good" by Ofsted.[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

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

Former students

Former pupils include the poet Jacob Polley, writer and TV presenter Grace Dent and William Stobart of the Stobart Group. [6]

References

  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.