Dear Parents,

As you may be aware, schools have been awarded an extra day’s holiday during this academic year to mark the queen’s platinum jubilee. We will be taking this extra day’s holiday on Friday 3rd December 2021. The school calendar will be adjusted accordingly.

Yours faithfully


Mrs D. A. Burke
Deputy Headteacher

Congratulations to the winner of our charity Halloween raffle. Ryan in year 7. We have raised over £40 for CAFOD.

In April 2020, in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, I was looking for a revision guide that I could recommend to my students, who wanted to complete a little extra work to keep up to date with their learning of Spanish. I researched a number of educational publishing companies' websites searching for a book that would help students revise the topics studied at Key Stage 3 and that would prepare pupils for the rigour and challenge that a GCSE in foreign language entails.

I came up blank. I could not find a Key Stage 3 Spanish revision guide that I would be able to recommend for my pupils and so I emailed Harper Collins as I had previously used their GCSE textbooks and found them to be very useful and informative. A few months passed by and I had not heard anything. In Autumn 2020, I was contacted by the publisher and asked if I would still be interested in collaborating with another author in writing a book for Key Stage 3 Spanish students.

The initial writing took place before February 2021 and the book went back and forth between us the authors, editors, native speaker editors and designers before finally being published in August 2021. I was delighted to receive this week an advertisement at school offering my book for sale. It is such a thrill to have been involved in producing something that I hope will become an effective tool in preparing my students and others like them to aid in their success in acquiring a second language.

We are delighted to report that students at St. Chad’s have achieved some of the highest grades possible in their GCSEs as well as making significant progress during their time at the school.

Top performers include:

Anna Pokora
Isabella Davidson
Emma Collings
Aimee Whitfield
James Howard

Congratulations to all of our fantastic students, parents and staff who have worked together to achieve these outcomes in very difficult circumstances. After a tough 18 months for everyone, our students have shown a great deal of resilience and focus.  We are very proud of all of our students, their commitment and dedication during a disrupted Year 11 has clearly paid off and we wish them every success in the future.

Please read the letter for all Parent/Carers containing information about the limited lunchtime provision available to all students 12th - 16th July 2021.  

Thank you for your continued support.

Please read the letter regarding school catering on Friday 8th July. 

Apologies for the late notification and inconvenience this may cause but the Health & Safety of both staff and pupils in our school has to be our main priority.

Thank you for your continued support.

 The images here show the work chosen by Dot Art to represent St Chad's as finalists this year. Please click on the link and vote for your favourite. Voting closes on 9th May 2021.

VOTE HERE

‘Leaders and those responsible for governance are taking effective action to provide education in the current circumstances.’

PE: On Monday 19th April:

 Please book your appointments for the YR8 remote Parents Evening before 12pm Thursday 25th March. You should have received a letter by email or post with your individual log in code and details on how to book and attend your appointments. If you have not received the letter or need help booking your appointments, please do not hesitate to contact school.

All issues now resolved thank you for your understanding.

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.

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-chads.co.uk stating your child’s name and form. Your place will be confirmed via email as soon as possible. Please ensure that your child is in full school uniform when attending this provision. 

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.

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.