A Message from
Mr C Tomlinson the Headteacher Chafford Hundred Campus Secondary School is a unique educational institution serving Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and the surrounding catchment area. The Campus has a distinctive ethos with personalised learning at the very heart of our thinking, methodology and development. Even though the buildings, resources and facilities are breathtakingly state of the art and the first things to be noticed by our many and varied national and international visitors, it is the people in the building that make The Campus such a special place. Everybody works hard to deliver an exceptional educational experience to enable all students to reach their full potential – both academically and personally. Every student and parent has a major voice in the Campus. They are treated as individuals who have a great deal of choice over which direction they would like the education of their child to progress. This is a very exciting time for the Secondary School. We have received a good judgement from Ofsted with some outstanding features. The students have achieved some very good exam results at all levels and we are really starting to prove that our innovative school model is successful, very student centred and personalised. Our curriculum and education framework is producing successful students ready for the challenges for life after school, delivering a very rich and varied range of school experiences and opportunities. We have an excellent team of staff and wonderful students that give the Campus a positive and fantastic ethos.
The Campus is at the core of the community, offering a real package of education service, opportunity and facilities to this still new, developing society. The Secondary school is a Foundation school, investigating Trust School Status to further enhance our links and position within our local community. It is also my and the Governing Body’s intention that in the short term future we achieve a second specialism and sixth form status for Year 12 and Year 13 students. The Campus is also a Specialist School; a Business and Enterprise College. This best reflects the modern technological, vocationally orientated and personalised education package that we deliver. We try to prepare students for adult life so they can be successful and confident about the future and all the obstacles that they will face. The Secondary school has received many awards and national acclaim but the ones we are most proud of are for International status, Healthy School status, Curriculum and Social Inclusion. We really serve all the needs of the local community and these awards reflect the ethos of the school. The Secondary school is a very special place indeed. It is a privilege to lead this 21st century school for the future. I am proud to be its headteacher.
Chris Tomlinson, Headteacher