Chorlton High School

At Chorlton High School we are committed to providing high quality educational opportunities for our local community.

Our vision is based on the belief that creativity is a vital component of lifelong learning. We nurture creativity and imagination throughout the school curriculum to help students discover the world, solve problems and visualise the future. These skills are as relevant to the scientist and the mathematician as they are to the musician or designer.

Our superb facilities ensure that students have every opportunity to excel in the Arts. The educational experience of our students is enriched throughout the year through master classes led by a number of professional Arts groups and establishments across the city, including the BBC Philharmonic and Royal Exchange Theatre.

Chorlton High School is a diverse and innovative centre of learning which is truly comprehensive.Our purpose is to enable ALL our students to become SUCCESSFUL, CREATIVE and HAPPY learners.Our school is very popular and is significantly over-subscribed on an annual basis. We currently have waiting lists for all year groups, particularly Year 7.If you would like your son or daughter to come to Chorlton High School you should follow the Manchester application procedure for moving on to a High School.

The Governing Body of Chorlton High School is the Admission Authority for Chorlton High School and as such is required to draft, consult on and determine the admission arrangements for the school. The Governing Body of Chorlton High School is committed to comprehensive education and works in close partnership with Manchester Local Authority's (LA) Coordinated Admissions Scheme.

If you want your son or daughter to secure a place at Chorlton High School we strongly recommend that you choose Chorlton High School as your first choice preference.Applications are welcome from the families of students who want to choose a creative, vibrant, truly comprehensive and successful local school. We understand that coming to a new school part way through a school year can be quite daunting for all involved, and we hope to make this as stress free a process as possible.Once allocated a place you will be contacted by our Admissions Officer.Your details will be passed to the Head of Year into which your child will be going and they will contact you to arrange an admissions meeting.We endeavour to ensure all new admissions are appropriately placed to ensure they can access learning tailored to meet their needs; this will be reviewed on a half termly basis.

At Chorlton High School, we have a wealth of ICT facilities that underpin high quality teaching and learning and also ensure the efficient and smooth running of the school. Considerable time, effort and money has gone into planning our exciting ICT refurbishment programme, which will see a complete new business class Active Network, a full Wifi network throughout the school, new CCTV, Access Control, VOIP telephones and upgraded Cashless Catering systems. All student Windows PC’s in school will be new from September 2013, including those in the Bodey Library. Teaching staff will be provided with a personal mobile device to help them unlock the potential of using cutting edge Teaching and Learning methods using Tablet devices and Clever Touch TV’s.

The school has 5 large, dedicated ICT rooms, one is soon to be transformed into a “Computing Suite” to allow us to deliver the government’s new computing agenda.Computing lessons take place in these 5 rooms, which are also available for students use in their own time after school hours under Teacher supervision. Students have ample storage space on their own network drive, as well as filtered safe high-speed broadband Internet access.

Our school VLE (Virtual Learning Environment) is fully accessible in and out of school. Students can access ‘I am Learning’, Independent Assessments and Subject Zones and use their ‘e’ Portfolio to transport their school work in a secure and safe way to and from home.

Each student at Chorlton High is in a Tutor Group with a tutor who acts as the key point of contact for parents and staff for all matters relating to the students in that form. Our form tutors work closely with their tutees and have an overview of academic progress and emotional well being. Each Year group is led by a Head of Year who has overall responsibility for the progress, monitoring, safety and welfare of students in the Year group.

Our trained team delivers play and art sessions to individuals and groups of students who may be dealing with personal issues such as bereavement or having difficulty engaging in lessons. Our THINC Room is designed to provide students with a comfortable, fun, safe haven in which to explore their difficulties and find solutions. Referrals are made through the Heads of Year and this resource is accessed by students in all Year groups. Student and parental feedback on the effects of these sessions for students continues to be extremely positive.

Doddle is a new online teaching and learning resource for students at CHS that will replace Frog learn as an online homework system. Doddle allows students to access and complete their homework online and it also has a bank of learning and revision materials that students can access at any time. Students will be given their passwords in form time. Students can change their password when they first log in. If a student forgets their password all members of staff are able to access or re-set passwords. Alternatively, students can go to Student Services.

The government has provided additional funding to schools to support young people from low-income families and to support them in achieving their best. This extra funding is determined by the proportion of pupils receiving Free School Meals.

Chorlton High School is committed to ensuring that all young people are supported to achieve their potential academically and to develop the skills and attributes necessary to succeed within Higher Education and future employment. This commitment is particularly important where young people experience cultural, social or financial disadvantage and the school seeks to use the funding offered through the Pupil Premium to better address the needs of these students.

Our Equalities Policy is in line with national guidance and contains information about how the school complies with the Public Sector Equality Duty. We also give guidance to staff and the wider school community on our approach to promoting equality.Our Equality Objectives reflect the school's priorities, our Cooperative values and draw upon available data and other evidence. Careful analysis of this is undertaken in order to ensure that we are working to achieve improved outcomes for different groups.