Welcome from Our Interim Headteacher
I feel extremely proud and excited to have been appointed as the new Interim Headteacher of St Chad’s Catholic and Church of England High School. I look forward to getting to know our school community on a personal basis over the forthcoming weeks and months.
I am committed to leading the hardworking and dedicated pupils and staff in overcoming the school’s current challenges. This certainly would not be possible without the support from parents and carers, our strong church links and the wider community.
We are very much an inclusive Christian school, and are driven by our distinctly Christian values of Love, Respect, Charity and Community. These values help us to ensure that every student feels an integral part of our school community and it is my wish that being part of the family of St. Chad’s will allow all of our students to reach their full potential with pride, ambition and positivity.
Mr J Forber
Interim Headteacher
Latest News
13th January - Vocational and Technical Qualifications will not take place in February or March
The DfE has announced today that scheduled assessments for Vocational and Technical Qualifications will not take place in February or March this year.
This means that the BTEC Health and Social Care exam on Friday 5th February is cancelled.
Discussions between the DfE, Oqual and the exam boards are ongoing regarding agreements to ensure no students are disadvantaged.
We recognise the work that the students have put in preparing for these exams and understand though there may be some sense of relief there will be disappointment too.
Food Hampers - to those eligible to receive free school meals
Critical Workers
If you are eligible as a critical worker, and are unable to keep your child at home, please request a place using the email address criticalworkerprovision@st-
6th January - External January Exams for BTEC and OCR Cambridge Nationals Cancelled
In light of the most recent announcement by the government and DfE yesterday, combined with the rising infection rate in Halton, the external January exams for BTEC and OCR Cambridge Nationals are cancelled.
This means the following exams will not go ahead:
Thursday 7th January BTEC Music
Monday 11th January OCR Sports Studies
Monday 11th January OCR Creative iMedia
Discussions between the DfE, Oqual and the exam boards are ongoing regarding agreements to ensure no students are disadvantaged.
We recognise the work that the students have put in preparing for these exams and understand though there may be some sense of relief there will be disappointment too.
Latest Covid Information Update
The Covid Information section of the website is now available at the top of this page - COVID 19.
The latest letter from Mr Forber is now available.
Year 7 Transition 2021/22
Our Year 7 Transition information has been released. To get all the information please click here. Unfortunately we cannot open our doors to you this year to show you around, but please enjoy the following video which will hopefully give you a taste of the work that we do at St Chad's. If you have any questions, please contact us using the link at the bottom of the page.
PE Update
- Year 7- J. Dagnall, M. Reen, C. Brown, L. Corless, J. Kelly and A. Mercer
- Year 8 - H. Jones, A. Rawlinson, J. Reese and C. Theobold
- Year 9 - P. Bignall, L. Mangan, and F. Harwood
- Year 10 - E. Dorgan, B. Reese, C. Gerrard and A. Myers
- Year 11 - O. Lunt, M. McNamee, B. Bentley and K. Thornton
Another huge well done goes to J. Creswell for climbing to the top of the overhang. He was one of the few Year 11s who achieved this last week!
Runcorn school reports more than 90% attendance
St Chad's High School has reported an astonishing 93.4 per cent attendance rate on the first day back. Our executive head Heather Aaron said she was proud of her pupils, parents and staff. She added: "Today we were delighted to welcome all staff and students as we returned to St Chads Catholic and Church of England High School."
"Following the long period of home schooling it was important to us to allow every pupil to return to school immediately so that they can restart their lessons with their teachers and peers."
