Our 2024 GCSE Awards Evening in November was a wonderful way to celebrate our 2023-24 Year 11 cohort, with students and their families joining together with staff, governors and special guests to pay tribute to the year group.

In addition to presenting the year group with their hard-earned GCSE certificates, we also presented fifty-six students with curriculum Effort and Achievement awards (see below). Students had been selected not just for exceptional results, but also for their hard work and determination or for securing grades well above their predicted target. 

We were delighted to be joined at the event by CHS alumnus, , who was our guest speaker for the evening. Phil, who is now a 787 Dreamliner Captain with British Airways, shared his route from CHS to his current role - an inspirational story of resilience and determination.

After Mr Smith had spoken, guests were able to learn which students had been selected to receive the special awards of the evening.

Our special award winners were:

  • Stacey Marsh Inspiration Award  - Olly Payne
  • Outstanding Contribution to School Life - Barney Mitcheson
  • Pear Hospitality Group Excellence in Catering - Ella Whitehurst
  • Award for Effort and Determination - Harrison Welsh
  • Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement - Becky Lin
  • Governors' Award for Scholarly Excellence - Thomas Wilson
  • EBACC Award - Harry Shipley-Jones
  • STEM Award - Benjamin Timotheus

The curriculum awards went to the following students:

Subject Student Student
Art Lily Price Lenny Dos Reis
Biology Farai Taderera Harry Shipley-Jones
Chemistry Becky Lin Abi Finley
Child Development Nicole Tilstone Grace Stanley
Combined Science Harrison Welsh Caitlyn Bailey
Computer Science Adara Jacobs Dawid Malec
Creative iMedia Finley Hendrickx Thomas Wilson
Drama Harriet Worthington Harrison Welsh
Engineering Cody Poole Harry McFarlane
English Language Olly Payne Rececca Morris
English Literature Becky Lin Caitlyn Bailey
Enterprise and Marketing Caitlyn Bailey Tyra Tarwen
Food and Nutrition Darci Abrahams Bobby Brightwell
French Harriet Worthington Becky Lin
Further Maths Benjamin Timotheus Barney Mitcheson
Geography Becky Lin Emily Carter
Health and Social Care Matilda Matthews Holly Brindley
History Abi Finley  Tyra Tarwen
Maths Becky Lin Benjamin Timotheus
Music Barney Mitcheson Daniel Ashun
PE Drew Sibbald Jayden Kirk
Physics Lottie Farmer Farai Taderera
Photography Abi Stanaway Tyra Tarwen
Product Design Olly Payne Finley Hendrickx
RE Rebecca Morris Farai Taderera
Sociology Nia Graham Darcy Field
Spanish Harry Shipley-Jones Jayden Kirk
Sports Studies Toby Dyson  
Statistics Dawid Malec