Dear Parents, carers and all in the Chessington community
I cannot believe that we have finished the first half term of this academic year already! It has been a crack 7 weeks with so much happening but most of all some great learning.
JACK PETCHEY
I was lucky enough to attend the Jack Petchey award ceremony last week and celebrate with our winning students. Our families were definitely the loudest cheering!
GCSE RESULTS
Speaking of celebrations, I mentioned at the start of the year about our GCSE results but wanted to share some more official data now that National averages have been finalised. Our Progress 8 score is above National and has improved on last year which is a great credit to the Class of 2024 and their teachers We also did incredibly well against national averages in the core subjects of Maths, English and Science. Showing that Chessington is truly a great school where students succeed better than nationally!
CLASS OF 2024 CELEBRATION
EVENING
The Class of 2024 are welcomed back on 14th November for an awards evening to celebrate their successes and to receive their certificates I look forward to seeing them and finding out how they are getting on at Sixth Form, College or apprenticeship.
The Class of 2025 are preparing for their Mock exams which start on Tuesday 5th November, their work ethic has been impressive so far, I know this will continue Thank you to the teachers that are giving up their time after school for our period 7 booster classes - these will supplement the work in lessons and revision at home. Good luck Year 11!
ALTERNATIVE LEARNING WEEK
The eagerly awaited Alternative Learning Week brochures have been shared with you, a huge amount of work has gone into ensuring that different student interests have been catered for. There will be plenty of time for parent questions after half term and before the payment opens so please do get in touch Ms Jacob has done a fantastic job and I know it will be an amazing experience for all students.
Year 7/8 Alternative Learning Week Brochure
Year 9/10 Alternative Learning Week Brochure
SIXTH FORM OPEN
EVENING
Mrs Rowden and the Sixth Form Team are busy preparing for the Sixth Form Open event on Thursday 7th November Any Year 10’s or 11’s with an interest in Sport of Child development should definitely sign up to attend. We offer such a unique programme here at Chessington, with fully qualified sports coaches and also the onsite Piglets nursery it really is an excellent opportunity
As always, please do contact me with any questions or feedback.
Wishing you a lovely half term,
Ms S Wilson Headteacher Chessington School
Tuesday 5th November and Wednesday 6th November Year 11 Mocks
Year 11 return back to school after the halfterm break to sit their English and Maths mock exams
Thursday 7th November
Start of Term
Students return to school at 8:30 after the half-term break
Thursday 7th November
Sixth Form Open Evening
This event will be taking place at school between 6:00 - 7:00pm. Use the following link to book your tickets.
Monday 11th November
Remembrance Service
This event will be taking place in school at 11am
Wednesday 13th November
Year 10 Jack Petchey Speak out Challenge Workshop This event will be taking place in school between 8:30 - 3:00pm
Thursday 14th November
Year 7/8 Borough Athletics Competition This event is for select pupils, and will be taking place between 8:30 - 3:30pm
Thursday 14th November
Class of 2024 Celebration Evening This event will be taking place in school between 6:00 - 8:00pm
