Caldew School

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Caldew School
Location
Caldew School
Dalston

Carlisle
,
Cumbria
,
CA5 7NN

England
Coordinates 54°50′44″N2°58′49″W / 54.8456°N 2.9803°W / 54.8456; -2.9803
Information
Type Academy
Established1959
Local authority Cumberland Council
Department for Education URN 137254 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherV Jackson
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 18
Enrolment1046
Website www.caldew.cumbria.sch.uk

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

Contents

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 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.
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