Image of Year 11 GCSE Students Enjoy a "Breathtaking" Performance of War Horse
26 September 2024

Year 11 GCSE Students Enjoy a "Breathtaking" Performance of War Horse

Year 11 GCSE Drama students visited the Lowry Theatre to watch War Horse in September.

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4 July 2024

High School Musical was a Community Triumph!

Our Head of Performing Arts, Mrs Mackreth, shares her review of the four wonderful performances of High School Musical in July.

Image of High School Musical Raffle Raises £260 for Gee's Foundation
4 July 2024

High School Musical Raffle Raises £260 for Gee's Foundation

Our High School Musical Raffle raised over £260 for The Georgia Leigh Ogden Foundation

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4 June 2024

Performing Arts Students Busy with High School Musical Rehearsals

Our Performing Arts students and staff are even busier now, with HSM rehearsals really ramping up.

Image of High School Musical Tickets Now on Sale
15 May 2024

High School Musical Tickets Now on Sale

Tickets are now on sale for our whole school production - High School Musical on 3rd and 4th July.

Image of High School Musical Rehearsals
12 May 2024

High School Musical Rehearsals

It's another busy week of rehearsals for our High School Musical students!

Image of Year 13 Drama Students Perform for Examiners, Family and Friends
25 April 2024

Year 13 Drama Students Perform for Examiners, Family and Friends

Our Year 13 Drama students completed their scripted exams to an examiner and an audience of friends and family in April .

Image of High School Musical Tickets on Sale in May
25 April 2024

High School Musical Tickets on Sale in May

Rehearsals are well under way for our Summer production of High School Musical.

Image of Scarlett's Singing Merits a Great Grade!
23 April 2024

Scarlett's Singing Merits a Great Grade!

Year 13 student, Scarlett S, passed her Trinity Grade 8 Singing with Merit in April

Image of CHS Choir Impresses at Town Hall Concert
25 March 2024

CHS Choir Impresses at Town Hall Concert

In March our Choir performed at the Town Hall as part of The Love Music Trust's event showcasing the talent of students in Cheshire East.

Image of Isaac Passes Trumpet Grade 3 with Merit
25 March 2024

Isaac Passes Trumpet Grade 3 with Merit

Year 9 student, Isaac W, has passed his Trumpet Grade 3 exam with Merit.

Image of CHS Alumna, Jessica, Helps Students Follow in her Footsteps.
18 March 2024

CHS Alumna, Jessica, Helps Students Follow in her Footsteps.

CHS alumna and member of the Les Miserables West End ensemble, Jessica Joslin, is running a one day Les Miserables workshop for students aged 12-18 at Astbury Village Hall in April.

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14 February 2024

Nya to Study at Specialist Performing Arts School

Talented dancer, Nya, has secured a coveted place at The Hammond specialist performing arts school.

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5 February 2024

Year 7 Go Silent!

Our Performing Arts team challenged their Year 7 classes to create their own 'Silent Movie' this term.

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4 February 2024

Niamh Wins Acting Award

Year 13 Niamh M won the 2024 NODA award for 'Best Female Character Youth Performance in an Adult Production' for her role as Bobbie in The Railway Children.

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29 January 2024

A Second Hamilton Opportunity for Students

In January a second group of our Year 8-13 Performing Arts students were lucky enough to watch Hamilton at the Palace Theatre in Manchester.

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9 January 2024

Students Delighted with High School Musical Announcement

High School Musical has been revealed as the CHS 2024 summer production and students have been invited to audition for main cast and support roles.

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15 December 2023

A Spectacular Christmas Showcase!

Over 100 students from across the school community excelled in our Performing Arts team’s fantastic Christmas Showcase.

Image of Isaac Achieves Grade 2 Trumpet
13 December 2023

Isaac Achieves Grade 2 Trumpet

Year 9 students, Isaac W, passed his Grade 2 Trumpet with flying colours in December

Image of CHS Drama Students Nominated for Awards
11 December 2023

CHS Drama Students Nominated for Awards

CHS Drama students, past and present, have been nominated for awards in the National Operatic and Dramatic Association Awards in February.

Image of Drama Students Experience Hamilton at the Palace
7 December 2023

Drama Students Experience Hamilton at the Palace

Year 9 and Year 10 Drama students visited The Palace Theatre in December to see Hamilton live.

Image of Antonia and Becky Celebrate Music Grade Exam Success
23 November 2023

Antonia and Becky Celebrate Music Grade Exam Success

Antonia L and Becky L are celebrating great results in their Music Grade exams

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22 November 2023

Join Us for a Celebration of CHS Performing Arts Talent

Our Performing Arts team are holding their Christmas Showcase on Thursday 14th December from 6pm.

Image of GCSE Students Enjoy "The Most Phenomenal Production"!
5 October 2023

GCSE Students Enjoy "The Most Phenomenal Production"!

Our GCSE Drama students enjoyed a trip to watch “the most phenomenal production” of Ocean at the End of the Lane at The Lowry.

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28 September 2023

Packed Performing Arts Clubs

Our Performing Arts Clubs are packed every week, with many students keen to get involved in Drama, Dance and Vocals

Image of CHS Students Star in The Railway Children
10 September 2023

CHS Students Star in The Railway Children

We can't wait to see the Congleton Players' production of The Railway Children, featuring CHS students past and present.

Image of Former Student, Will, Stars in Lowry Show
1 August 2023

Former Student, Will, Stars in Lowry Show

CHS Alumna, Will Bours, takes on the lead role in Innit, a Micky Dacks musical appearing at The Lowry in September.

Image of Barney Passes Grade VII Piano with Distinction
17 July 2023

Barney Passes Grade VII Piano with Distinction

Year 10 student, Barney M passed his Grade VII Piano exam with Distinction in July.

Image of Amelia Achieves Grade V Piano
13 July 2023

Amelia Achieves Grade V Piano

Our Year 9 student, Amelia H, has successfully achieved her Grade V Piano Exam and is now working on her Grade V Theory Exam.

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12 July 2023

Celebrating Students' Contribution to School Life

We held a celebration breakfast in July with all of our Sports Awards winners and Annie cast and crew members.

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11 July 2023

Annie is a Big Hit

Our Performing Arts team's production of Annie was an incredible success and also helped to raise almost £500 for The Georgia Leigh Ogden trust!

Image of CHS Alumnus, Jordan, to Take on Lead Role at Clonter Opera
6 June 2023

CHS Alumnus, Jordan, to Take on Lead Role at Clonter Opera

We were delighted to hear that former student, Jordan Harding-Pointon, will take on one of the main roles in Mozart's 'The Magic Flute' at Clonter Opera in July.

Image of New Recording and Computer Equipment for Performing Arts
15 May 2023

New Recording and Computer Equipment for Performing Arts

We've welcomed delivery of a whole suite of recording and computer equipment for our Performing Arts department and students have been quick to master the new kit.

Image of Annie Cast get Inspiration
11 May 2023

Annie Cast get Inspiration

Our Annie casts visited the Regent Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent in May to watch Jodie Prenger as Miss Hannigan direct from the West End production of the musical.

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3 May 2023

Annie Tickets Go on Sale

Tickets for our Performing Arts summer production of Annie the Musical go on sale from 10am on Friday 5th May.

Image of Scarlett Sings her Way to a Distinction
3 May 2023

Scarlett Sings her Way to a Distinction

Year 12 student, Scarlett S, has successfully passed her Grade 6 Rock and Pop Singing exam with Distinction! 

Image of Exam is No Drama for Year 13
2 May 2023

Exam is No Drama for Year 13

Congratulations to the Year 13 A Level Drama students who completed their component 3 exam in front of a live audience and examiner at the end of April.

Image of Edward's Hard Work Pays Off
26 April 2023

Edward's Hard Work Pays Off

Congratulations to Year 7 Edward P, who has successfully achieved his Grade 4 Piano exam.

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16 February 2023

Introducing our Annie Casts!

So many students wanted to be part of our Performing Arts team's production of Annie, that we had to cast it twice over! Introducing both casts.

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8 January 2023

Annie Announced - Auditions Approaching!

Annie will be our musical for 2023. Students are invited to take part in two audition workshops in preparation for the auditions.

Image of Alfie is a Real Life Guitar Hero
6 January 2023

Alfie is a Real Life Guitar Hero

Year 7 student, Alfie S, has successfully achieved Grade 3 Electric Guitar with merit and is now working towards Grade 4.

Image of Fantastic Performances at our Christmas Showcase
14 December 2022

Fantastic Performances at our Christmas Showcase

Our Christmas Showcase really demonstrated what a fantastically talented school of students we have at CHS. What a night!

Image of Strictly Street Dancing for Darcy
23 November 2022

Strictly Street Dancing for Darcy

Year 10 student, Darcy F, enjoyed great success at the Calling U Out street dance competition in November

Image of Othello Theatre Trip Amazes and Inspires
18 November 2022

Othello Theatre Trip Amazes and Inspires

A trip to the Lowry to watch Othello in November left Drama students amazed and inspired

Image of A Role in Matilda for Sixth Form student, Niamh
9 November 2022

A Role in Matilda for Sixth Form student, Niamh

Our Sixth Form student, Niamh M, will take on the role of Mrs Wormwood in Matilda at the Daneside Theatre in November

Image of Get your Tickets Now for our Summer Showcase
18 May 2022

Get your Tickets Now for our Summer Showcase

Tickets are now available for our long awaited evening of music and musical extracts.

Image of Lucky Friday 13th for Barney and James
13 May 2022

Lucky Friday 13th for Barney and James

On Friday 13th May, Lynne Evans and Tony Bartley from Congleton Choral Society visited CHS to present Year 9 students, Barney M and James C, with the annual Margaret Williamson Music Bursary Award

Image of Grace's Great Theatre Opportunity
2 May 2022

Grace's Great Theatre Opportunity

Congratulations to our Year 11 Performing Arts student, Grace R, who auditioned and successfully secured a place on the British Youth Music Theatre Programme earlier this year.