At Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School we strive for excellence and want the best for every child, regardless of who they are. If you are looking for an exceptional secondary school for your child, book to attend one of our Open Events to see what we have to offer.

Open Evening will take place on Thursday 19^th September 2024 4:00pm – 8:00pm BOOK HERE

Open Mornings will take place on 23-25 September 2024 and 14-16 October 2024 9:15-10:00am BOOK HERE

From Monday 17^th to Friday 21^st June, we celebrated Youth Sport Trust’s ‘National School Sports Week’ with an inter-house Football Competition. With this year’s focus being the ‘UEFA EURO 2024 Competition’, all pupils took part in a Football Tournament during their Core PE lesson, in a competition to win points for their house. In addition to this, pupils could opt to represent their house in an additional after-school Football Tournament on either Monday (Year 7 and 8) or Wednesday (Year 9 and 10). 

It was great to see lots more DEC pupils engaging in Football and taking part in extra-curricular opportunities to support their House! 

The results are as follows…

1^st Place- Exeter

2^nd Place- Warwick

3^rd Place- Durham

4^th Place- York

Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School pupils had a special assembly to mark both Pride Month and School Diversity Week. They took as their Theme of the Week ‘Celebrating Diversity (LGBTQ+)’. The assemblies focused on what we mean by diversity, the idea that everybody is unique and equal and the idea of tolerance and respect. They reminded pupils of the 2010 Equality Act and its protected characteristics to further develop their understanding of the law around discrimination. Pupils were also introduced to role models that celebrate inclusion for different groups and the history of Pride Month. As always, pupils were signposted to further support. 

On Friday 14^th June our Year 10 students who study Religious Studies for GCSE had the amazing opportunity to go to Shrewsbury Prison as part of their crime and punishment unit.

The students were able to learn the history of capital punishment in the UK, the treatment of criminals throughout different centuries and what life in prison would be like for prisoners in the UK today.

Congratulations to our incredible Year 12 students on successfully planning and completing a 5K colour spectrum walk, to raise awareness and funds for the National Autistic Society (NAS). Your continued dedication, hard work, and commitment in supporting the wider community is truly inspiring.

By coming together and undertaking this challenge, you have not only showcased your physical endurance but also your compassion and solidarity with the autistic community. The awareness you have raised and the funds you have gathered will make a significant impact, helping to support vital services and advocacy efforts for individuals with autism and their families.

The National Scientific Thinking Challenge takes place during the last week of April (Mon 24th -28th), during a science lesson. DEC entered our top set pupils in the challenge. Students have to look at data, graphs and text and make deductions, spot trends, suggest hypotheses and identify anomalous results. Our pupils have done amazingly well with 9 bronze awards, 1 silver and 2 gold! Well done!

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Some of our high achieving year 9 and 10 students took part in the long standing ‘Big Maths Quiz’ held in the Great Hall at the University of Birmingham on 12^th March. The students did incredibly well, competing in 3 teams of four across five quiz rounds. The rounds varied from matchstick logic, to countdown puzzles, among a tribute round to renowned mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. A huge well done to Mimi B, Macy W, Dylan C and Samson R who made up our Team C, who were three points from placing in the final three, as well as our other two teams who showed great determination and aptitude throughout. Students also listened to a taster mathematics lecture as well as a tour of the university campus, a great experience for our students. Here’s to continued success next year.

Thousands of pupils from across the UK sat the Intermediate Maths Challenge on 31^st January. This is a prestigious opportunity which provides some of our most ambitious year 9 pupils the chance to excel at mathematical reasoning, precision of thought, and fluency outside of the national curriculum. The Dame Elizabeth Cadbury students did fantastically well, with seven receiving certificates overall; the biggest success was from Dylan C receiving a Silver award! Congratulations to our talented mathematicians!