Chelmsford County High School for Girls
| Motto |
Vitai Lampada Ferimus (We carry the torch of life) |
|---|---|
| Established | 1906 |
| Type | Grammar Academy |
| Headmistress | Ms Nicole Chapman |
| Location |
Broomfield Road Chelmsford Essex CM1 1RW England Coordinates: 51°44′35″N 0°28′03″E / 51.743°N 0.4675°E |
| DfE number | 881/5410 |
| DfE URN | 136412 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 900 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses |
Curie Grey-Thompson Hepburn Stewart Frank |
| Website | www |
Chelmsford County High School for Girls or "CCHS", is a selective grammar school for girls aged 11–18 located in Chelmsford, Essex, England. Entrance to the school is by an academic selection test and considered to be one of the hardest places to gain admission. CCHS is traditionally rated among one of the most consistently high achieving and academically successful secondary schools in the United Kingdom, regularly scoring top marks for both GCSE and A-level results. Latest BBC secondary academic tables rank CCHS 13th in the country for the GCSE results and 9th for the Telegraph results.
In addition to these achievements, the school aims to instill "developing the leaders of tomorrow" in the belief that the able girls will be leaders in whichever field of work or academic study or indeed in the personal interests they choose in their future. There are approximately 660 pupils on the school roll with additional 270 in the Sixth Form.
The official history of Chelmsford County High School between 1906 and 1982 is chronicled in "A History of Chelmsford County High School" by Mary Kenyon.
The school was built in 1906, and officially opened in May 1907, with its first Headmistress Mabel Vernon-Harcourt. It had 76 pupils on the school roll, divided into three forms: IIIa, IV and V. Although the age range was originally 12-18, in 1915 a Preparatory department was added which took girls from the age of eight; the department closed in 1947.
The Old Girls’ Society was formed in 1908 by the first girls to leave the School at the end of their education, and the first Magazine was published in December 1909. It had only one male teacher - Art master Alfred Bamford.
In January 1910 the School Hostel opened in rented premises at 39 Broomfield Road under the care of a Mrs Smylie. It allowed pupils with long journeys between home and school to stay in Chelmsford during the week. In January 1911, Miss Edith Bancroft became the second Headmistress, until she retired in 1935. A new school science building, known as Bancroft Wing, was named in her honour when it was finished in 1950.
In June 1916 Winifred Picking became the School’s first University success when she gained a First Class degree in the Natural Science Tripos at Girton College, Cambridge. Her name can still be seen on the School's Rolls of Honour.
The school remained open throughout World War I, with forms being assigned "shelter" in a place away from windows or an outer wall. It also took in refugee students from Belgium and educated them.
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