insideKENT Magazine Issue 24 - March 2014 | Page 51

EDUCATION

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School

© Luc Jones Photography

Chatham House and Clarendon House
Grammar Schools in Ramsgate formally
became one school as of 1st September
2013 having been federated since 2009,
drawing on the long history of academic
excellence at both schools and utilising
their traditional buildings whilst
embracing a contemporary outlook; with
key stage 3 retaining single sex teaching
and key stage 4 a mixture of both single
and mixed sex teaching.
The school boasts the largest 6th form in Thanet
drawing on both its own students and those from
other local Grammar Schools and High Schools.
GCSE results are exceptionally good with an overall
pass rate of 97% 5 A* – C in 2013. Results in English
and Maths bucked the national trend and were
outstanding with 64% of students in English and 47%
of students in Maths making better than expected
progress (i.e. 4 levels or more from KS2 starting point).
At A Level the school also bucked the national trend
last year with results rising from 99.2% in 2012 to
99.8% in 2013; with A*/A grades on an upward trend.
Over 90% of our sixth form (currently 530 students)
move on to universities in the UK and abr ad, including
o
Oxbridge, and study an extraordinary range of courses.

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However, the school prides itself on being more than
just about the academic and offers a wide range of
other opportunities to students. In sport we have
modern pentathletes, sailors and swimmers as well
as more traditional sports all competing at top level.
The school has county cricket and rugby players as
well as students competing at international level in
the Biathlon and Hockey. The school also has a long
standing reputation for producing high quality music
including, most recently, an appearance at the Royal
Albert Hall as finalists in the National Youth Festival.
Our A level Design & Technology students have won
the National Make It Award for the last two years and
our talented artists have had work on display at the
Turner Gallery in Margate and as part of the pr stigious
e
John Downton Awards. Our 6th form students have
been perennial winners and finalists in the Young
Consumer of the Year Competition and students of
all ages enjoy our Greenpower car racing events.
For further information about the school please visit
our website www.ccgrammarschool.co.uk