Sandbach High School & Sixth Form College
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Sandbach High School & Sixth Form College Sports College is a comprehensive Foundation School
with specialisms in Languages, Sport
and Applied Learning. It is a Lead Practitioner in a Leading Edge Partnership and a Training School. The school is one of the top 50 schools in England andis an all girls' school, making it the only all-girls high school in Cheshire
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for the third consecutive time. Ofsted noted "Students and staff are proud to be part of this outstanding school. Having built on the successes highlighted at the time of the previous inspection, the school has gone from strength to strength, as shown in the excellent outcomes for its students."
, a historic Market town in Cheshire
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Sports facilities include an all-weather pitch, tennis courts and a dance studio. The local Leisure Centre is on the school site and pupils and the local community share this facility, which includes a swimming pool.
An Information Evening is held for pupils and parents during the autumn term for before pupils join year 7. This gives them an opportunity to look around the school and meet the staff. Later, they are invited to spend a day in the school during the summer term before joining the school in September. The school maintains close links to local primary schools including Wheelock, Offley and Elworth for fun activities, and a senior member of staff comes into the school during the summer term to give girls an introduction to the school.
Foundation school
In England and Wales, a foundation school is a state-funded school in which the governing body has greater freedom in the running of the school than in community schools....
with specialisms in Languages, Sport
Sports College
Sports Colleges were introduced in 1997 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, PE, sports and dance. Schools that successfully apply to the Specialist Schools Trust and become Sports...
and Applied Learning. It is a Lead Practitioner in a Leading Edge Partnership and a Training School. The school is one of the top 50 schools in England andis an all girls' school, making it the only all-girls high school in Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
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Ofsted Report
The school has been judged as Outstanding by OfstedOfsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
for the third consecutive time. Ofsted noted "Students and staff are proud to be part of this outstanding school. Having built on the successes highlighted at the time of the previous inspection, the school has gone from strength to strength, as shown in the excellent outcomes for its students."
Location
It is located on Middlewich Road, SandbachSandbach
Sandbach is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The civil parish contains four settlements; Sandbach itself, Elworth, Ettiley Heath and Wheelock....
, a historic Market town in Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
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Sports facilities include an all-weather pitch, tennis courts and a dance studio. The local Leisure Centre is on the school site and pupils and the local community share this facility, which includes a swimming pool.
Disability
Disability Access in the school and College is committed to ensuring that the site is accessible to disabled students and adults. This includes disabled parking, toilets and ramps on the site.Learning
The schools code of conduct is based on respect, courtesy and consideration. The staff makes sure that learners work heard and achieve all target grades. There is a pupil reception area, on-site career adviser and access the specialist counselling services and health professionals for all pupils. The school promises to listen to all views of learners; members of the school council play an important role in representing the pupil voice and contribute to the school's decision making. Pupils have achieved great academic success at all levels.An Information Evening is held for pupils and parents during the autumn term for before pupils join year 7. This gives them an opportunity to look around the school and meet the staff. Later, they are invited to spend a day in the school during the summer term before joining the school in September. The school maintains close links to local primary schools including Wheelock, Offley and Elworth for fun activities, and a senior member of staff comes into the school during the summer term to give girls an introduction to the school.