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    Everyone Every Lesson Every Opportunity

    Caroline Chisholm is an oversubscribed, academically successful all-through school that strives to develop young people into ambitious, highly successful, happy and resilient young adults.  We make learning enjoyable from reception year right up to the sixth form.  We provide a challenging academic curriculum, coupled with a very supportive pastoral system that values the strengths and talents of the individual student.

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    A school for the future

    Caroline Chisholm School was the UK’s first purpose built all-through school which opened in state-of-the-art facilities in 2004. The school is a dynamic, successful and highly over-subscribed academy with over 2000 students on roll, of which 420 pupils are in the primary phase and around 300 students in the Sixth form. Our facilities include an extensive Design & Technology department which includes a wood workshop, textile and state of the art cookery rooms, and an electronics studio, IT suites, a bespoke visual art area and gallery and a sixth form centre.

Latest Updates

  • News
    15 November 202323/11/15 11:02:14

    Sixth Form Open Evening - 2024/25

    We have had to make a small change to the date of our Sixth Form Open Evening and can confirm this will now take place o...

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  • News
    27 November 202323/11/27 13:25:58

    500 words competition winners

    Last Friday, we announced the winners of our CCS 500 words competition. As part of our focus on writing for pleasur...

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  • News
    27 November 202323/11/27 10:04:25

    Academy Trust: Annual General Meeting

    On Wednesday 6 December, our Academy Trust will be holding their Annual General Meeting (AGM), which all parents and car...

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  • News
    8 November 202323/11/08 10:10:25

    New and improved: CCS Vision and Values

    Last year’s wellbeing survey feedback prompted us to look again at the CCS vision, where we describe the school we...

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  • News
    8 November 202323/11/08 09:49:47

    Now live: student wellbeing videos

    The new wellbeing area on our CCS website features content about wellbeing, mental health and the work we are doing to p...

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  • News
    11 October 202323/10/11 10:31:08

    Total Academy Football seeking U12 players

    Local Youth Football Club, Total Football Academy, are currently seeking players to join their under 12 football team (c...

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  • News
    10 October 202323/10/10 15:33:26

    Christmas Concert - Tuesday 19 December

    We are excited to share news that our Christmas Concert will be taking place on Tuesday 19 December, featuring a variety...

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    27 September 202323/09/27 18:36:34

    Immediate started wanted, please share! https://t.co/pmmoYBpYmz

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    20 September 202323/09/20 18:14:19

    We’re hiring! Current roles available: ⁃Pastoral Leader ⁃Teaching and Learning Support Assistant (both Primary and Secondary phase positions) ⁃Teacher of Business ⁃Teacher of Humanities ⁃Teacher of Science https://t.co/a4xWrDh9ls

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    6 September 202323/09/06 17:06:03

    We are pleased to announce bookings are now live for our Year 7 Open Evening for 2024/25 intake, taking place on Thursday 28 September. Please visit the link below to book now: https://t.co/FdWXd33Ixz

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    17 August 202323/08/17 12:46:44

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    23 June 202323/06/23 13:34:33

    Well done to the Junior Science Award runners-up who are from @CCS_UK, @invictagrammar and @QEBoysSchool https://t.co/6c4pt6xmfN

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    11 May 202323/05/11 19:26:29

    Our U12 girls football team are County Cup winners! ⚽️ https://t.co/vcONCtecIX

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    4 May 202323/05/04 18:10:25

    Huge congratulations to our U16 boys football team in winning the County Cup!! https://t.co/qU4WZ5LQ2O

  • Instagram
    29 November 202323/11/29 18:22:33

    Thank you to all of our wonderful House Captains who helped support Wootton Parish Council's Community Tree Planting event yesterday. Working hard with community volunteers, students planted 20 trees in our local pocket park, along the walkway to the Co-op and also by the Wooldale Road roundabout. All students were impeccably behaved throughout, and Connie, Eve and Nia even spoke live to BBC Radio Northampton, sharing why they feel it's so important to help out in initiatives like this and the positive impact of planting trees. It was great to see the school and community working together, and Mrs Starr (Head of Melbourne House) would like to add how proud she is of our students who took part!

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    28 November 202323/11/28 18:26:03

    We have had to make a minor change to the date of our Sixth Form Open Evening and can confirm this will now take place on Wednesday 10 January 2024. Bookings will open on Monday 11 December at 9:00am, and you can register your interest for this event now via the link in our bio!

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    27 November 202323/11/27 15:57:23

    Last Friday, we announced the winners of our CCS 500 words competition. As part of our focus on writing for pleasure, we encouraged all students to enter the BBC 500 words competition and run our own parallel competition in school. After reading over 100 entries, the judges had a very difficult time in selecting the eventual winners. Many congratulations to Advik, Ailiyah, Ella, Eva, Gabriela, Harrison, Jack, Oliver, Rafay, Reggie, Rose, and Shreeya! Please visit the latest news section on our school website to view our dedicated post and take a read of our winners' anthology showcasing all winning stories, from Year 1 - 6.

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    20 November 202323/11/20 16:06:13

    In support of BBC Children in Need, we held a whole school mufti day on Friday and are delighted to share that we have raised over £1,900 for this wonderful cause. Our primary children also received a visit from a special guest on Friday, Pudsey himself! The children were so excited to meet him, greeted with lots of smiling faces and admiration. A huge thank you to our parent community for all your kind donations, and also to parent Mrs Breen for organising Pudsey's visit and chaperoning him on the day

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    13 November 202323/11/13 16:32:44

    We have loved seeing so many children get involved with this years' #oddsocksday in support of Anti-Bullying Week. Thank you to everyone who took part!

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    6 November 202323/11/06 18:05:38

    Last Friday, our Year 1 children enjoyed an exciting day immersed in Victorian culture! The children took part in lots of great role-play activities, learning about what life was like during this time period, and also discovering more about Queen Victoria. We hope all the children had a fantastic day!

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    2 November 202323/11/02 16:50:55

    Our U14 boys welcomed Wollaston School last night for their second round of the County Cup. The game started with a lot of pressure from CCS, controlling large majorities of the game with S Culley putting the boys 1-0 ahead with a clinical finish going into half time 1-0 up. It was a similar theme for the second half, with CCS pushing for a second goal and Wollaston holding on strong defensively. However, Wollaston pulled back an equaliser with the last kick of the game, taking it to 1-1 and then straight into penalties. A back and forth of penalties, took it to sudden death. With L Blackwood scoring the winning penalty, taking them into the next round. A very resilient performance from the boys! Player of the match: L Faruku Well done boys

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    5 December 202323/12/05 17:09:26

    On Saturday 25 November, a team of our Year 5 & 6 children attended the Dancing Schools UK Junior Strictly Northampton competition at the Derngate. It was a tough competition but their hard work and perseverance during their weekly training sessions paid off and they came a fantastic second place! They are now through to the Grand Final, in June, where they will compete again.

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    5 December 202323/12/05 14:49:05

    Mr James and Mrs Terry are pleased to share how impressed they have been with the number of students that have attended our new lunch time study club on offer for Year 11. Any Year 11 student is welcome to attend this session, run daily in E13/E14. They can attend for part, or all of their lunch break, it is entirely up to them. There is no expectation of what subjects to revise. It is just a place they can go and work together that is supervised by Mr James/Mrs Terry. Well done to those that have attended so far. The commitment to their GCSEs is lovely to see!

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    4 December 202323/12/04 14:13:08

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    29 November 202323/11/29 18:15:11

    Thank you to all of our wonderful House Captains who helped support Wootton Parish Council's Community Tree Planting event yesterday. Working hard with community volunteers, students planted 20 trees in our local pocket park, along the walkway to the Co-op and also by the Wooldale Road roundabout. All students were impeccably behaved throughout, and Connie, Eve and Nia even spoke live to BBC Radio Northampton, sharing why they feel it's so important to help out in initiatives like this and the positive impact of planting trees. Please do have a listen via the link below between 2:27:01-2:29:50 to hear what they had to say. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0grj6l7 It was great to see the school and community working together, and Mrs Starr (Head of Melbourne House) would like to add how proud she is of our students who took part!

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    28 November 202323/11/28 18:13:39

    We have had to make a minor change to the date of our Sixth Form Open Evening and can confirm this will now take place on Wednesday 10 January 2024. Bookings will open on Monday 11 December at 9:00am, and you can register your interest for this event now via the link below: https://CCS-SixthFormOpenEvening-2024.eventbrite.co.uk

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    27 November 202323/11/27 15:52:54

    Last Friday, we announced the winners of our CCS 500 words competition. As part of our focus on writing for pleasure, we encouraged all students to enter the BBC 500 words competition and run our own parallel competition in school. After reading over 100 entries, the judges had a very difficult time in selecting the eventual winners. Many congratulations to Advik, Ailiyah, Ella, Eva, Gabriela, Harrison, Jack, Oliver, Rafay, Reggie, Rose, and Shreeya! Please take a read of our winners' anthology via the link below, showcasing all winning stories, from Year 1 - 6: https://www.ccs.northants.sch.uk/news-and-events/latest-news/500-words-competition-winners

  • Facebook
    20 November 202323/11/20 16:00:14

    In support of BBC Children in Need, we held a whole school mufti day on Friday and are delighted to share that we have raised over £1,900 for this wonderful cause. Our primary children also received a visit from a special guest on Friday, Pudsey himself! The children were so excited to meet him, greeted with lots of smiling faces and admiration. A huge thank you to our parent community for all your kind donations, and also to parent Mrs Breen for organising Pudsey's visit and chaperoning him on the day

    • “Pupils are well supported for their next steps in education and training. Opportunities for extra-curricular activity are highly regarded. These include a wide range of sports, dance, drama and visual arts."

      Ofsted, 2020

    • “Every teacher I have is incredibly passionate in the subject they teach. We engage with them, because they engage us. They want to be with us in the classroom.”

      CCS Sixth Form Student

Our Alumni

At Caroline Chisholm School we are very proud of our Alumni. Our students go on to achieve in a wide range of fields and often say that the work ethic, social skills and confidence they develop during their time with us has helped them in their careers.

We always enjoy hearing from our Alumni and If you recently finished with us in the last 5 years, we'd love to hear how you're getting on!

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