Chorus Education Trust

Hope Valley College students are celebrating today as they opened their GCSE and Level 2 vocational qualification results.

A total of 105 students sat exams across 25 different subjects with:
• 53.3% achieving a Grade 5 or above in English and Maths
• 71.4% achieving a Grade 4 or above in English and Maths
• 48.57% of students achieved at least one Grade 7 to 9 in their exams with nine particularly exceptional students achieving Grade 7 to 9 in all their subjects.
• One incredibly ambitious Year 7 student took Additional Mathematics this year and has achieved a Grade A, the highest possible grade in the exam.

Find out more at: https://www.hopevalley.chorustrust.org/hvc-gcse-results-2026

Eckington School students are celebrating today as they opened their GCSE and Level 2 vocational qualification results and achieving record-breaking results for the school.

A total of 226 students sat exams across 23 different subjects, achieving significantly improved results across the board:

- 44.2% achieved a Grade 5 or above in English and Maths, a staggering 10.9% improvement on last year’s results
- 61.5% of students secured Grade 4 or above in English and Maths, an 8.5% improvement on 2025’s results

Further success was also seen with 12.7% of students achieving Grade 7 to 9s. Three particularly brilliant students achieved the exceptional outcome of Grade 7 to 9 in all their subjects. Students exceeded expectations and received the highest grades in Art, Photography, and Triple Science. The Total Attainment 8 score has also improved from 40.61 to 44.01, almost half a grade.

Find out more at: https://www.eckington.chorustrust.org/eckington-gcse-results-2026

Westfield School students are celebrating today as they opened their GCSE and Level 2 vocational qualification results.

A total of 265 students sat exams across 19 different subjects this year. The Class of 2026 should be proud of the hard work and determination it took for them to receive the results they have today. The greatest successes for Westfield School were seen in Art, Chemistry, Drama and Physics.

Particular congratulations go to the two students who opened their envelopes to find they had achieved Grades 7 to 9 in every subject.

Find out more at: https://www.westfield.chorustrust.org/westfield-gcse-results-2026

Silverdale School students are celebrating today as they opened their GCSE and Level 2 vocational qualification results, with students achieving an impressive Attainment 8 score of 61.0, the highest since the introduction of the measure.

A total of 182 students sat exams across 27 different subjects, achieving a brilliant:
- 33.3% achieving the highest grades of Grade 7 to 9 in English and Maths
- 75% at Grade 5 or above in English and Maths
- 90% at Grade 4 or above in English and Maths

Across the school’s broad and inclusive curriculum, 46% of all grades awarded were at Grades 7 to 9, with twenty-two students achieving the exceptional outcome of Grade 7 to 9 in all their subjects.

Find out more: https://www.silverdale.chorustrust.org/silverdale-gcse-results-2026

This morning, our brilliant students at Eckington School, Hope Valley College, Silverdale School, and Westfield School will be picking up their GCSE results.

We’re wishing everyone the best of luck and hoping they get the grades they want. We could not be prouder of each and every one of you.

We hope we’ll see lots of you at Eckington or Silverdale Sixth Form in September for A-Levels, but even if we don’t, we can’t wait to see what you’ll go on to do!

Over the holidays we're always hard at work making improvements to our school facilities. Today saw the completion of re-lining our courts at Hope Valley College, work which was funded by the wonderful HVC PTFA!

This means we've now got clear courts for netball (blue lines), basketball (yellow lines), tennis (white lines), and pickleball (the light green lines). Our third netball court is offset due to the fixed nature of the basketball hoops and the inability of the netball hoops to fit under them.

📍 Silverdale Sixth Form Open Evening
📆 Thursday 19 November, 5:30pm

Here at Silverdale School Sixth Form our students thrive and flourish, both academically and personally, in a welcoming and supportive learning community. We have a track record of high achievement and success, centred on a close relationship between teachers and students.

Come along to our open day to discover how amazing Silverdale Sixth Form is!

https://www.silverdale.chorustrust.org/joinoursixthform

📍 Eckington Sixth Form Open Evening
📆 Wednesday 21 October, 5:30pm

Eckington School's vibrant Sixth Form welcomes post-16 students from both within its existing Year 11 student group and from a range of other schools. We offer a wide variety of courses, accessed from our dedicated sixth form facility.

Sixth Form students receive excellent support throughout their time at Eckington with careers and personal development advice, delivered by our staff team.

Come visit us at our open day and find out what makes Eckington Sixth Form so special!

https://www.eckington.chorustrust.org/joinoursixthform

📣 We’re Hiring
📍 Bradwell Junior School, Eckington School, Hope Valley College, Silverdale School, Westfield School | Sheffield & Derbyshire | Chorus Education Trust

We're seeking passionate, enthusiastic, and talented people for job roles across our wonderful trust. We believe that every young person has the capacity to achieve beyond their expectations. If you agree, why not come and join the team?

We offer:
- A supportive, forward-thinking, and collaborative environment across out trust
- Competitive pension schemes
- Access to discount schemes like Blue Light Card and Discounts for Teachers plus discounted health schemes

Find out more and apply at https://www.chorustrust.org/vacancies