Congleton High School (CHS) is an 11–18
mixed secondary school
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and
sixth form
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with
academy status in
Congleton
Congleton is a market town and civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England. It is on the River Dane, south of Manchester and north of Stoke on Trent. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 28,497 and the built-up area ha ...
,
Cheshire
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, England. It has a
specialism in
engineering
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History
The school was formed after the reduction of the area's three schools to two larger schools (the previous schools being Dane Valley High School, Heathfield High School and Westlands High School).
In 2014 Congleton High School was awarded the ''Design Mark'', the school received the award in recognition of its work as a specialist engineering school.
In 2022 Congleton High School applied for planning permission to expand, the planned expansion will add new classroom faculties and provide and a new dinning area for staff and students among other additions.
In March 2024 a new classroom block for humanities studies as well as new Hungry Bear refectory were officially opened, the humanities studies classroom block is named "The Machin Building" after Roland Machin MBE who was a teacher and governor at the school.
See also
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Eaton Bank Academy
References
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Academies in the Borough of Cheshire East
Secondary schools in the Borough of Cheshire East
Specialist engineering colleges in England