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    Everyone Every Lesson Every Opportunity

    Caroline Chisholm is an oversubscribed, academically successful all-through school that strives to develop young people into ambitious, highly successful, happy and resilient young adults.  We make learning enjoyable from reception year right up to the sixth form.  We provide a challenging academic curriculum, coupled with a very supportive pastoral system that values the strengths and talents of the individual student.

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    A school for the future

    Caroline Chisholm School was the UK’s first purpose built all-through school which opened in state-of-the-art facilities in 2004. The school is a dynamic, successful and highly over-subscribed academy with over 2000 students on roll, of which 420 pupils are in the primary phase and around 300 students in the Sixth form. Our facilities include an extensive Design & Technology department which includes a wood workshop, textile and state of the art cookery rooms, and an electronics studio, IT suites, a bespoke visual art area and gallery and a sixth form centre.

Latest Updates

  • News
    12 June 202424/06/12 12:46:43

    Cadets commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day

    Last Thursday, some of our cadet contingent took part in a parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The even...

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  • News
    25 April 202424/04/25 13:26:03

    An inspiring assembly with alumnus - Henry Dunn

    It was an absolute pleasure to welcome back CCS alumnus Henry Dunn to school this week. Henry delivered an assembly to s...

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  • News
    14 March 202424/03/14 15:32:09

    Science Festival - Winners announced

    On Tuesday, we hosted our Science Festival in celebration of British Science Week. The event, which welcomed students fr...

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  • News
    29 February 202424/02/29 00:00:00

    Red Nose Day - 15 March 2024

    Thursday 29 February 2024Dear parents and carers,As an all-through school, we will be celebrating Red Nose D...

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  • News
    9 February 202424/02/09 00:00:00

    CCS celebrates Children’s Mental Health Week

    Children’s Mental Health Week 2024 focused on young people’s voices.  CCS promoted this theme with asse...

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  • News
    13 December 202323/12/13 15:40:20

    We are currently seeking independent trustees to join our Academy Trust

    Caroline Chisholm Education Trust is searching for independent trustees to join our board. Our trust board, which is the...

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  • News
    27 November 202323/11/27 13:25:58

    500 words competition winners

    Last Friday, we announced the winners of our CCS 500 words competition. As part of our focus on writing for pleasur...

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  • Instagram
    12 July 202424/07/12 07:00:34

    On Monday and Tuesday, the performing arts department hosted a KS3 Showcase evening, featuring the KS3 Choir, Drama Club and Musical Theatre Club. Drama Club performed a very entertaining comedic version of 'Hamlet', choir performed a lovely selection of musical theatre and Disney songs and the Musical Theatre group performed songs from 'Mean Girls' and 'Bonnie and Clyde' as well as their Strictly Come Dancing medley. Congratulations to all involved!

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    11 July 202424/07/11 09:00:26

    House Team End of Year Reward Trip! Congratulations to the highest points achievers this year! To celebrate and reward their hard work, the top 15 students in each house were treated to a fun trip to Ten Pin Bowling at Sixfields! From strikes to spares, laughter to cheers, we had an absolute blast enjoying some friendly competition and team spirit. It was a day filled with fun, camaraderie, and well-deserved recognition. Keep up the fantastic work, and here's to many more successes in the future!

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    10 July 202424/07/10 14:00:30

    Last week, we took a large group of children from Year 1 to Year 6 to compete in five different disciplines, including the county finals for Year 3/4 athletics, Year 3/4 tennis, and KS2 archery. All of the children behaved exceptionally, demonstrating motivation to do their best, precision and accuracy in their sport, and heartwarming encouragement of each other from start to finish. To top it off: The archery team were awarded 2nd place in the county The athletics team came a close 4th place The tennis team came 6th place Amazing results, especially since there were hundreds of children from all across Northamptonshire competing! There were lots of smiling CCS faces and we are very proud of them all!

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    10 July 202424/07/10 12:07:40

    Secondary Sports Day! Last week, our secondary students competed in a mix of traditional athletics events, including a 400m race, long jump, relay races, and some other exciting activities such as an assault course, Soccer AM challenge, speed bounce, river crossing and netball shooting. Students showed fantastic examples of team building and working collaboratively in a bid to secure the most points for their house! We are pleased to share the results of the sports day events: Year 7 1st place – Sydney 2 2nd place – Brisbane 3 3rd place – Sydney 1 4th place – Perth 2 Year 8 1st place – Sydney 1 2nd place – Melbourne 1 3rd place – Brisbane 2 4th place - Melbourne 2 Year 9 1st place – Sydney 3 2nd place – Brisbane 3 3rd place – Melbourne 2 4th place – Melbourne 1 Year 10 1st place – Perth 1 2nd place – Melbourne 2 3rd place – Melbourne 1 4th place – Brisbane 1 Overall Results - Sydney 2nd - Brisbane 3rd - Melbourne 4th - Perth Huge congratulations to winners Sydney – well done to you all! We also want to extend a special thanks to Tesco for their generous donation of 200 oranges, which helped keep the students fuelled during the activities, special thanks to the CCS Friends for providing the refreshment station. We'd also like to thank Oriordan Bond for their support this year. Thank you to all the students, staff, Year 12 sports leaders, who helped make this day so wonderful. Your support and participation are what make events like this possible.

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    5 July 202424/07/05 12:58:17

    The first-ever CCS General Election, organised by our dedicated Social Science faculty, was a fantastic event! Students from years 6 to 12 had the unique opportunity to experience a 'real' election, complete with a polling booth to cast their votes. It was lovely to see our students so engaged and discussing something so important. A special shout-out to our year 12 volunteers, who did a stellar job as polling clerks and vote counters. The outcome from the student poll resulted in Labour being the winning party. Congratulations to all involved for making this event a memorable learning experience!

  • Instagram
    3 July 202424/07/03 14:27:51

    Our Year 6 students had a fantastic week away on their residential to the Isle of Wight. They lucked out with the weather and spent the hottest day of the week jumping and sliding into the lake during their Aqua Parks activity - the most popular activity of the week! The children have all said what an absolutely amazing time they had and wish they could go back. New skills were learned, fears were overcome, fun was had, and memories were made. The teachers were incredibly impressed with the way the children behaved and represented the school. A fab week was had by all! #Year6 #IsleOfWight

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    3 July 202424/07/03 10:03:36

    Last week, our Year 12 A Level Geography students embarked on their residential fieldwork trip to Dorset and struck some luck with the beautiful weather! The trip provided an excellent opportunity for students to develop the skills essential for completing their independent NEA (fieldwork coursework). They also had the chance to revise and revisit classroom-taught exam content on coastal processes, creating a fantastic blend of hands-on learning and stunning scenery.

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    12 July 202424/07/12 07:00:25

    On Monday and Tuesday, the performing arts department hosted a KS3 Showcase evening, featuring the KS3 Choir, Drama Club and Musical Theatre Club. Drama Club performed a very entertaining comedic version of 'Hamlet', choir performed a lovely selection of musical theatre and Disney songs and the Musical Theatre group performed songs from 'Mean Girls' and 'Bonnie and Clyde' as well as their Strictly Come Dancing medley. Congratulations to all involved!

  • Facebook
    11 July 202424/07/11 09:00:23

    House Team End of Year Reward Trip! Congratulations to the highest points achievers this year! To celebrate and reward their hard work, the top 15 students in each house were treated to a fun trip to Ten Pin Bowling at Sixfields! From strikes to spares, laughter to cheers, we had an absolute blast enjoying some friendly competition and team spirit. It was a day filled with fun, camaraderie, and well-deserved recognition. Keep up the fantastic work, and here's to many more successes in the future!

  • Facebook
    10 July 202424/07/10 14:00:29

    Last week, we took a large group of children from Year 1 to Year 6 to compete in five different disciplines, including the county finals for Year 3/4 athletics, Year 3/4 tennis, and KS2 archery. All of the children behaved exceptionally, demonstrating motivation to do their best, precision and accuracy in their sport, and heartwarming encouragement of each other from start to finish. To top it off: The archery team were awarded 2nd place in the county The athletics team came a close 4th place The tennis team came 6th place Amazing results, especially since there were hundreds of children from all across Northamptonshire competing! There were lots of smiling CCS faces and we are very proud of them all!

  • Facebook
    10 July 202424/07/10 11:59:01

    Secondary Sports Day! Last week, our secondary students competed in a mix of traditional athletics events, including a 400m race, long jump, relay races, and some other exciting activities such as an assault course, Soccer AM challenge, speed bounce, river crossing and netball shooting. Students showed fantastic examples of team building and working collaboratively in a bid to secure the most points for their house! We are pleased to share the results of the sports day events: Year 7 1st place – Sydney 2 2nd place – Brisbane 3 3rd place – Sydney 1 4th place – Perth 2 Year 8 1st place – Sydney 1 2nd place – Melbourne 1 3rd place – Brisbane 2 4th place - Melbourne 2 Year 9 1st place – Sydney 3 2nd place – Brisbane 3 3rd place – Melbourne 2 4th place – Melbourne 1 Year 10 1st place – Perth 1 2nd place – Melbourne 2 3rd place – Melbourne 1 4th place – Brisbane 1 Overall Results - Sydney 2nd - Brisbane 3rd - Melbourne 4th - Perth Huge congratulations to winners Sydney – well done to you all! We also want to extend a special thanks to Tesco for their generous donation of 200 oranges, which helped keep the students fuelled during the activities, special thanks to the CCS Friends for providing the refreshment station. We'd also like to thank Oriordan Bond for their support this year. Thank you to all the students, staff, Year 12 sports leaders, who helped make this day so wonderful. Your support and participation are what make events like this possible.

  • Facebook
    5 July 202424/07/05 12:53:51

    The first-ever CCS General Election, organised by our dedicated Social Science faculty, was a fantastic event! Students from years 6 to 12 had the unique opportunity to experience a 'real' election, complete with a polling booth to cast their votes. It was lovely to see our students so engaged and discussing something so important. A special shout-out to our year 12 volunteers, who did a stellar job as polling clerks and vote counters. The outcome from the student poll resulted in Labour being the winning party. Congratulations to all involved for making this event a memorable learning experience!

  • Facebook
    3 July 202424/07/03 14:18:55

    Our Year 6 students had a fantastic week away on their residential to the Isle of Wight. They lucked out with the weather and spent the hottest day of the week jumping and sliding into the lake during their Aqua Parks activity - the most popular activity of the week! The children have all said what an absolutely amazing time they had and wish they could go back. New skills were learned, fears were overcome, fun was had, and memories were made. The teachers were incredibly impressed with the way the children behaved and represented the school. A fab week was had by all! #Year6 #IsleOfWight

  • Facebook
    3 July 202424/07/03 09:56:14

    Last week, our Year 12 A Level Geography students embarked on their residential fieldwork trip to Dorset and struck some luck with the beautiful weather! The trip provided an excellent opportunity for students to develop the skills essential for completing their independent NEA (fieldwork coursework). They also had the chance to revise and revisit classroom-taught exam content on coastal processes, creating a fantastic blend of hands-on learning and stunning scenery.

    • “Pupils are well supported for their next steps in education and training. Opportunities for extra-curricular activity are highly regarded. These include a wide range of sports, dance, drama and visual arts."

      Ofsted, 2020

    • “Every teacher I have is incredibly passionate in the subject they teach. We engage with them, because they engage us. They want to be with us in the classroom.”

      CCS Sixth Form Student

Our Alumni

At Caroline Chisholm School we are very proud of our Alumni. Our students go on to achieve in a wide range of fields and often say that the work ethic, social skills and confidence they develop during their time with us has helped them in their careers.

We always enjoy hearing from our Alumni and If you recently finished with us in the last 5 years, we'd love to hear how you're getting on!

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