Prudhoe Community High School

Prudhoe Community High School is a school located in Prudhoe, England.

Situated on Moor Road, Prudhoe, PCHS is a high school and 6th from college which specializes in technology and the arts. Students range from year 9 to year 13 (years 12 & 13 being sixth form).

The school was first opened in 1958 and will soon be celebrating there 50th aniversity. In these years it has expanded from having 350 pupils to 1000.

The current headteacher is Dr. Iain Shaw.

Subjects

The school offers many subject for their students to study.The GCSE options include:

Art & Design,
Biology,
Business Studies,
Co-ordinated Science/Applied Science,
Chemistry,
Design & Technology,
Drama,
Engineering,
English Language,
English Literature,
Ethics & Belief,
Geography,
History,
ICT,
Leisure & Tourism,
Mathematics,
Modern Languages (French, German or Spanish),
Music,
Physical Education,
Physics

In addition to this, students can take the following in sixth form:

Applied Business,
Economics,
Film Studies,
Further Maths,
General Studies,
Geology,
Leisure Studies,
Music Technology,
Performing Arts,
Sociology,
Travel & Tourism

Notable Alumni

David Prowse- actor

Ian Paisley- politician

Key Dates

There are many key dates in the school year. Some if these include:
- School concert/show
- Sports award evening
- Year 11 ball/prom
- Year 10 work experience
- Careers Fair

External links

* [http://www.pchs.org.uk/index.aspx Official site]
* [http://www.dfes.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/dfe1x1_04.pl?School=9294369 UK Government statistics]