All Hallows Catholic College, Macclesfield

All Hallows' Catholic College
Mottoes	Christi Crux Est Mea Lux
Religion	Catholic Christian
Principal	Mr. A.S Billings
Founder	Diocese of Shrewsbury
Location	Brooklands Avenue Macclesfield Cheshire SK11 8LB England Coordinates: 53°15′23″N 2°08′29″W / 53.25641°N 2.14144°W / 53.25641; -2.14144
Local authority	Cheshire East
DfE URN	111458 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Students	1258
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11–19
Houses	Barlow, Clitherow, Fisher, Hume, More, Newman and Wiseman.
Website	All Hallows Catholic College

All Hallows' Catholic College is an OfSTED 'outstanding' school (OfSTED April 2011). It is a large Catholic co-educational comprehensive school and sixth form college that educates approximately 1176 children between 11 and 19 years of age. The college became a voluntary academy on 1 January 2013 replacing the former voluntary aided status, and is supported by its trustees, the Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury. It is located in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire, England. The school opened as All Hallows' Catholic High School in 1962 and the first head teacher was Mr. William Blackledge, who was followed by Mr. Richard K. Weremczyk. The current Principal is Mr. Anthony S. Billings (who was a former student there himself). The school was renamed a college following designation as a specialist college for business and enterprise with ethics in 2006. The additional specialism of languages was added in 2010 and the college is now a faith school specialising in Business, Ethical Enterprise and Languages.^[1]

Curriculum

The college follows the National Curriculum with particular emphasis on the expressive arts, sports, and business and enterprise with ethics. This means a special emphasis is placed on the importance of mathematics and personal finance, business and enterprise skills, and information technology, in preparing young people for a successful future. Languages specialism was added in 2010 and since September 2011 there is the provision for students to learn more than one language. Students can choose from German, Spanish, French and Mandarin. The college has a shortened Key Stage 3 (Year 7 and 8) and an innovative curriculum in which student undertake Key Stage 4 learning pathways in Years 9 to 11. This curriculum is graded outstanding (1) by OfSTED. [OfSTED April 2011]

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Leading Aspect Award

The college has achieved the Leading Aspect Award, supported by links with the Co-operative College and the co-operative movement. This ethical sponsorship has synergy with Catholic social teaching about the common good as expressed in the document Populorum Progressio.

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All Hallows' Learning Community

All Hallows' Learning Community is a partnership of Church schools which work as a closely networked community of faith and learning. In addition to All Hallows Catholic College, the schools involved in the community are:

St Alban’s Catholic Primary [Macclesfield]
St Benedict’s Catholic Primary [Handforth]
Christ The King Primary School [A joint church school, replacing St Edward's Catholic Primary and St Barnabas' C of E Primary schools] [Macclesfield]
St Gregory’s Catholic Primary [Bollington]
St Mary’s Catholic Primary [Congleton]
St Paul’s Catholic Primary [Poynton]
St John the Evangelist Church of England Primary School [Macclesfield]

The Holy Family of Nazareth Academy Trust was established on 1 January 2013 for schools in the partnership who wish to become voluntary academies. The aim of the Trust is to further enhance the joint working relationships established between the schools within the Learning Community.

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Notable Achievements

Specialist Status: Business and Enterprise with Ethics, and Languages

Other specialist offers: Career Academy UK, Arkwright Scholarships (Technology), Co-operative Business and Enterprise Colleges network.

Awards: Leading Aspect Award, Artsmark Gold, SSAT Advanced Consultant School Status, Sportsmark, ICT Mark, Becta ICT Excellence Award (2008), EcoSchools (Silver),FMSiS, Full International Schools Award, Heathy Schools Award, Inclusion Quality Mark, Warwick Award for excellence in Enterprise Education.
Sharing best practice: SSAT ICT Register, Leading Edge Partnership, E Safe Education, iNet, Links into Languages Centre, Teacher Effectiveness Enhancement Programme (TEEP) Champion Centre, Strategic Partner in local Teaching School Alliance, The Principal is an accredited Local Leader in Education. [See respective websites]

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References

^ "Directory". All Hallows Catholic College. Archived from the original on 18 November 2007. Retrieved 21 November 2007.

Current OFSTED report

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External links

v t e State maintained secondary schools of Cheshire, England

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Cheshire East	All Hallows Catholic High School Alsager School Brine Leas High School Congleton High School Eaton Bank Academy The Fallibroome Academy Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School Kings Grove School Knutsford Academy The Macclesfield Academy Malbank School and Sixth Form College Middlewich High School Poynton High School Ruskin Sports College St Thomas More Catholic High School Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College Sandbach School Shavington High School Sir William Stanier Community School Tytherington High School Wilmslow High School

Cheshire West and Chester	Bishop Heber High School Blacon High School Cheshire Oaks High School Christleton High School Ellesmere Port Catholic High School Hartford High School Helsby High School Neston High School Queen's Park High School St. Nicholas Catholic High School Tarporley Community High School The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School The Catholic High School, Chester The County High School, Leftwich The Whitby High School University of Chester Academy Northwich University CofE Academy Upton-by-Chester High School Weaverham High School Winsford E-ACT Academy Woodford Lodge High School

Halton	Fairfield High School Halton High School Saints Peter and Paul Catholic College St Chad's Catholic High School The Bankfield School The Grange Comprehensive School The Heath School Wade Deacon High School

Warrington	Bridgewater High School Birchwood Community High School Cardinal Newman Catholic High School Culcheth High School Great Sankey High School Lowton Community High School Lymm High School Lysander Community High School Penketh High School St Gregory's Catholic High School Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School William Beamont Community High School

v t e Schools in Cheshire

Secondary	All Hallows Catholic College Alsager School Bishop Heber High School The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School Bridgewater High School Brine Leas School Cardinal Newman Catholic High School Chester Catholic High School Christleton High School Congleton High School County High School Culcheth High School Eaton Bank Academy The Fallibroome Academy Great Sankey High School Halton schools Hartford High School Helsby High School Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School King's Grove High School Knutsford Academy Lymm High School Lysander Community High School The Macclesfield Academy Malbank School and Sixth Form College Middlewich High School Penketh High School Poynton High School Queens Park High School Ruskin Sports College St Gregory's Catholic High School St Nicholas Catholic High School St Thomas More School Sandbach High School & Sixth Form College Sandbach School Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School Sir William Stanier Community School Tarporley Community High School Tytherington High School University of Chester Academy Northwich University CofE Academy Upton-by-Chester High School Wade Deacon High School Weaverham High School The Whitby High School Wilmslow High School Winsford E-ACT Academy

Independent	Abbey Gate College Alderley Edge School for Girls Beech Hall School Cransley School The Grange School, Northwich The King's School, Chester The King's School, Macclesfield The Queen's School, Chester The Ryleys School Terra Nova School

Special	Buglawton Hall Dorin Park School

Further education & sixth form colleges	Macclesfield College Mid Cheshire College Reaseheath College Priestley College Riverside College, Halton Sir John Deane's College South Cheshire College Warrington Collegiate West Cheshire College

Former	Bluecoat School Brook Farm School Coppenhall High School Frodsham School Henbury High School Nantwich Grammar School Warrington Academy

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