Welcome to the Calder High School website which we trust you will find a valuable source of information about the school and all of the opportunities that it offers to its students and people in the local community. We are immensely proud of our heritage; Calder High School was Yorkshire's first ever comprehensive and the first Oxbridge graduate with a comprehensive background was educated here. However we do not dwell on the past. Our business is to shape the future, to give our young people the best possible start in life and to contribute to the development of the educational system on a wider level. As a Specialist Technology College and Training School, we have an excellent reputation for the quality of our work. This is a school which prides itself on a publicly declared aim to become recognised as a place that is exceptional in every area of its activity.

Our last OFSTED report is available on this site. I do hope that you will visit these pages regularly to keep in touch with us and that I will have the opportunity to meet with you personally at some point in the future.

Our Values
Our endeavours to create an exceptional school are built on the following values:

Students:
Every individual is valued, respected, nurtured, challenged and developed in a way that reflects personal need and culture.

Colleagues:
We trust, learn from, inspire and support each other.

Parents/Carers:
Parents and Carers are our partners in the education of their children and we actively seek their views and support.

Partners:
We work enthusiastically with our partners to enrich the life of our school and the wider community.

Climate:
We seek out and celebrate success recognising that every one of us thrives in a climate of praise and recognition.

Improvement:
We are creative, innovative and willing to take risks in the pursuit of excellence.

Quality:
We aspire to excellence and measure ourselves against the highest standards

Mission Statement

"As Yorkshire's oldest comprehensive school we aim to create an environment for success, security and happiness in partnership with parents and the community."

As a Technology College we will:

• Provide exceptional standards of teaching and learning in Technology, Science, ICT and Mathematics, to allow us to meet the individual needs of all pupils in the school and ensure that potential is maximised
• Equip students to be lifelong learners, skilled for the economy of the 21st century by adopting a range of teaching and learning styles and methodologies incorporating the use of appropriate technologies.
• Be recognised by the wider community as a centre of technological excellence and develop strong links with the community and the world of work