Christleton High School

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title: "Christleton High School" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["academies-in-cheshire-west-and-chester", "educational-institutions-established-in-1958", "schools-in-chester", "1958-establishments-in-england", "secondary-schools-in-cheshire-west-and-chester", "people-educated-at-christleton-high-school"] topic_path: "society/education" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christleton_High_School" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Three current sitting Members of Parliament attended the school; Sarah Atherton, Samantha Dixon and Luke Pollard.

History

Christleton County Secondary Modern School opened in 1958 and became the 17th secondary modern school and 57th completed new school to open in Cheshire.

The Secondary Modern and Secondary Technical School was designed to cater for the needs of pupils in the developing areas of Vicars Cross, Guilden Sutton, Mickle Trafford, Waverton, Barrow and Christleton, but also took in pupils from an area of approximately 75 sq miles.

The first school in Christleton was the John Sellars Charity School, built on land adjacent to the church in 1779, and was primarily for the education of boys. The same charity built a Girls’ and Infants’ School on land opposite the present High School, and this was extended in 1873.

The structure of schools for local children was established but there were also fee paying schools e.g. Christleton Academy for Young Gentlemen, and a Dame School which was adjacent to where the school stands today. This remained the structure until after World War II, when the building of new homes and private estates led to the need for additional schools.

In the late 1950s, Christleton was situated in the administrative district of Ellesmere Port and Chester Rural, an area stretching from Ellesmere Port to Malpas and skirting the eastern edge of the Chester City boundary. At the age of 11, ‘higher’ ability children would travel to Ellesmere Port Boys’ and Girls’ Grammar Schools for their education and a new school planned for Christleton would cater for the remainder.

This Secondary Modern and Secondary Technical School was designed to cater for the needs of pupils in the developing areas of Vicars Cross, Guilden Sutton, Mickle Trafford, Waverton, Barrow and Christleton, but also took in many other parts of the rural district, an area of 75 sq miles.

At its official opening on Friday 3 October 1958, Christleton County Secondary Modern School, as it was then called, became the 17th Secondary Modern School and 57th completed new school to open in Cheshire.

Headteachers of the school :1958–1980 – Mr L George; :1980–1989 – Mr P Hodges; :1989–2001 – Mr G I Lawson; :2001–2016 – Mr A J Lamberton; :2016–2019 – Mr A D Stenhouse; :2019–2023 – Mr D P Jones; :2023 – current – Mr K C Smith

Sports facilities

Christleton High School has access to the council owned Christleton Sports Centre, located on the school site. The facilities include a sports hall, gym, squash court, dance studio, a large outdoor floodlit court, an all-weather pitch and swimming pool.

Ofsted

The School currently has a good Ofsted which was given in 2024. A previous inspection in 2014 by Ofsted gave the School Outstanding.

Smoking at the School

The school first made headlines in 2002 when former headteacher Geoff Lawson introduced an experiment aimed at helping nicotine-addicted pupils quit smoking. Fifteen-year-old pupils from the school were permitted two cigarette breaks a day under strict supervision of teachers. This policy no longer applies with smoking being forbidden on school grounds.

Notable pupils

References

References

  1. [http://www.christletonhigh.co.uk Christleton High School's official website.] Retrieval date: 18 May 2020.
  2. [https://www.christletonhigh.co.uk/blog/safety-is-my-utmost-priority/35 Christleton High School headteachers blog.] Retrieval date: 18 May 2020.
  3. [http://www.christletonhigh.co.uk/C5/The%20Swan%20Newsletter/default.aspx The Swan.] {{webarchive. link. (6 August 2007 Christleton High School's Magazine. Retrieval Date: 20 September 2007.)
  4. "View staff contact details for Christleton High School".
  5. "History of Christleton High School".
  6. "History of Christleton High School".
  7. "Education in Christleton 1779–2018".
  8. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/1770453.stm BBC News article on smoking at the school.] Retrieval Date: 20 September 2007.
  9. (2020). "Atherton, Sarah Elizabeth, (born 15 Nov. 1967), MP (C) Wrexham, since 2019".
  10. Ferguson, Angela. (30 November 2022). "From herding sheep to a pint at The Brewery Tap - meet the candidates".
  11. Barnett, Jonathon. (17 August 2020). "Chester: Youth theatre member lands a scholarship at top drama school". The Standard.
  12. "Chumisa Dornford-May". On the Mark Youth Theatre.
  13. (3 February 2006). "Going for glory". www.cheshire-live.co.uk.
  14. (6 July 2015). "Former Chester Netball Club ace Suzy Drane to captain Wales at Netball World Cup". www.cheshire-live.co.uk.
  15. "Russell Griffiths {{!}} Everton Football Club".
  16. "Pollard, Luke".
  17. (2024-01-22). "Former Chester high school pupil included in England Six Nations squad".

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