News

9th March 2026

We are delighted to welcome author Michelle Harrison to the school today as part of our World Book Day celebrations.  

9th March 2026

Yesterday, on International Women’s Day, Sian Cleaver, CCHS Alumna, spoke to the BBC about her roots in Essex, her work as a spacecraft engineer on the Artemis II mission, and her ambitions for the future of women in STEM. Please follow the link below for the BBC News article: Being an Essex girl never held…

6th March 2026

Sunday 8th March marks the 115th anniversary of International Women’s Day. International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender equality. Our new Senior Prefects delivered the whole-school assemblies last week, reflecting on International Women’s Day and how…

5th March 2026

Good luck to all our students who are participating in the LTA Tennis National Semi Finals today. Sports – Chelmsford County High School for Girls

5th March 2026

We are celebrating World Book Day today, with lots of books available in the John Moore Library for students to enjoy! Educators – World Book Day The John Moore Library – Chelmsford County High School for Girls

4th March 2026

Best of luck to our four Year 10 students who are attending the National Cipher Challenge prize-giving ceremony today. STEM & STEAM – Chelmsford County High School for Girls

2nd March 2026

The English Department is excited to launch this year’s Mary Kenyon Poetry Prize – a competition to find the best poems written by CCHS students. There are three competitions: one for Years 7-9, one for Years 10-11 and one for Years 12-13. This year’s prompt is ‘LIGHT’. Poems should be submitted by Wednesday 25th March.

2nd March 2026

This year, National Careers Week (NCW) runs from 2nd to 7th March, focusing on helping students explore career options and plan their future pathways by spotlighting exciting resources and online actives about career options. National Careers Week | National Careers Service. National Careers Week 2026 – Teaching Resources – BBC Teach Welcome – National Careers…

27th February 2026

Many congratulations to the students who were awarded Gold, Silver or Bronze in the Intermediate and Senior Physics challenges. Thank you to Mrs Kurian, the Physics Department, Miss Weyman, Mrs Hassan and Mrs Styles for all their support organising this fantastic opportunity for the students.

27th February 2026

Huge congratulations to our Year 11 students Vaishnavi, Karthika, Nathania, Sarrah, Riya, Snithika, Anshu, Ophelia and Ennette whose engineering projects have achieved the Silver CREST Award.  Congratulations to Aashrita in Year 12 who submitted her project Everguard for a Silver Award, but the assessor was so impressed with the high quality of her work that…