This morning, the Chulmleigh College community came together to remember and honour all those who have lost their lives in armed conflict.

At 11am, 750 pupils, teachers and staff gathered in the Sports Hall for two minutes of silence - a moment of quiet reflection, remembrance and respect...

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Schools in England are rated on a number of metrics and once again, this year, Chulmleigh pupils scored the highest across Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset across the government’s challenging English Baccalaureate measure for a comprehensive school...

The Class of 2024 were a record breaking cohort for Chulmleigh College – their hard work and success making them the highest achieving cohort on the south west peninsular, topping Devon secondary schools in all measures.

Our thanks to the Reverend Janet May for acting as our Guest Speaker on the night.

We remember this year group with huge fondness and wish them well for the future.

The report can be viewed here: https://tinyurl.com/mur4vv85

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As the 2024 GCSE Results are published nationally today, Chulmleigh College once again celebrates significant examination success.  As part of a small Trust of local schools, Chulmleigh College has always been proud of its warm, welcoming and family feel, this is characterised by 71 of the 752 pupils attending the College having parents who work in Chulmleigh Academy Trust.  The family feel is a big part of the success of the school as pupils join the Primary Schools at Nursery and remain with the Trust until the end of their GCSEs in Year 11.  The journey of families through Chulmleigh Academy Trust schools and relationships with the staff is a source of pride for everyone at the Trust.  Staff, pupils and their families form a long and strong relationship over their time together.

This year is particularly poignant as The Trust has recently been asked to be custodian of George Joce’s First World War medal. Scores of men were killed during that war, from this area. George was a dairyman and was part of a well known family from Chulmleigh. His death is poignant particularly because he lost his life on 11th November 1918.

The First World War ended 106 years ago, but it and other wars are still relevant today.

Thank you to Harry Lewis and Mr Miners for playing the last post so beautifully, and to Head Boy, Harrison Jordan, and Head Girl, Francesca Trimming, for reading the poem 'Last Post' by Carol Ann Duffy, so eloquently. We thought this poem was particularly appropriate this year. It was written to remember the generation of men who fought in World War 1 because even the survivors of the war are gone.

On Friday 4^th October the whole school came together to attend our Harvest Festival, held in Mary Magdalen Church, Chulmleigh. Pupils from our local farming community spoke eloquently about their valuable contribution to the harvest in this area, and pupils made donations to our local foodbank. This service provides an opportune moment for our school to celebrate our local farming community, and time to reflect and be thankful for the contribution our community makes to food production in this area.

 On Friday 11^th October 2024, 36 Year 8 pupils took part in the IET Faraday® Challenge 2024 – 2025 which was delivered by Cognition Learning on behalf of the Institute of Engineering and Technology.

The Challenge Day provides six teams of six students, aged 12 to 13 years, with the opportunity to research, design and make prototype solutions to real-world engineering problems.  This season’s theme partners are the UKRI’s Faraday® Battery Challenge.

The IET Faraday® Challenge is an annual competition of STEM activity days, which are designed to be cross curricular and cover hands on activities spanning science, technology, engineering and maths.  The competition sees teams across the country competing, where the top teams at the end of the season are invited to the National Final to battle it out to be crowned the IET Faraday® National Champion and will win a cash prize of up to £1000 for their school to spend on STEM activities.

Congratulations to the winners of the first round of the IET Faraday® Challenge 2024 – 2025: Chloe Bannister, Maggie Hawkins, Chloe Cooke, Leila Hooper, Jessica Madden, Dee Friggens

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Well done to the Year 9 pupils who took part in the Abbots Way Walk on 6^th October. Everyone in this group had already taken part in the two day 25 mile challenge in June, and this was a step up in terms of challenge: around 25 miles in one day, all the way from the east side of the moor to the west, and in much worse weather.

This week we received a truly brilliant review by theatre director Holly Meechan:

 "An enthralling, sophisticated production of Macbeth, from an innovative and dedicated company...

Congratulations Chulmleigh Community College for your fantastic reimagining of Macbeth as part of the Spring 24 Shakespeare Schools Festival. It was a thrilling night of theatre, and I’d like to shine a spotlight on some aspects I really loved.
There is so much to celebrate about this production, but what I loved most is how you truly made it your own. You modernised the story and added in some of your own contemporary text which was well-written and slotted in with Shakespeare seamlessly. Your opening press conference scene made for an exciting start and was a clever way to introduce the characters; presenting Macduff and his family here in this way also made their murder later all the more impactful.
The music in your piece was outstanding. What a gift to have such a skilled group of musicians providing the soundtrack to your play. You used the music to build and release tension at all the right moments which really supported the actors and the story. The Lullaby sung by Macduff's wife was also a great choice. The innocence, beauty and simplicity of it, juxtaposed against the horrific deeds being committed, was incredibly moving.
I really like how you chose to play the witches as a whole ensemble and how they seemed to morph out of the earth like strange creatures surrounding Macbeth. There were some other lovely moments of support from the ensemble too, where you used gesture and voice to echo the emotions and thoughts of the characters, the inspection and cleansing of the hands was an effective motif which you repeated. I also thought you created the party really well, there was such great focus from everyone.
Your characters were relatable, with real depth, believable relationships, and a mature portrayal of their emotions. I love how you made more of the character of Fleance and the choice you made to have them as a cheeky teenager, able to add ironic commentary on Macbeth's greedy rise to power.
This was an enthralling, sophisticated production of Macbeth from an innovative and dedicated company.
We’re thrilled to have reimagined Shakespeare with you this year and have loved being with you on your journey from classroom to stage. We can’t wait to work with Chulmleigh Community College again in the next Festival!"

Good luck Year 11 – we are expecting great things from you!