The headteacher and staff at Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College have been selected for a top role supporting schools in challenging circumstances.
Sarah Lee is one of 137 headteachers to be appointed to the role of National Leader of Education (NLE) in the latest recruitment round.
NLEs along with staff in their school – designated a National Support School – provide additional leadership support for other schools including those in transition to federation or academy status.
They also have responsibility for bringing on the next generation of NLEs and National Support Schools.
Sarah Lee, Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College, said: “This is a really exciting opportunity to continue to move our school forward while supporting others in the process.”
Many NLEs/NSSs report improved exam results at the schools they support, as well as their own.
Charlie Taylor, chief executive of the National College for Teaching and Leadership, said: “It’s great that heads like Sarah Lee are willing to look beyond their own school gates to help more and more pupils achieve.
“We have more than 1,000 National Leaders of Education and their efforts are at the heart of a self-improving, school-led education system.
“School-to-school support is having a growing impact with benefits for both the schools being supported and those providing the support.”
The Rt Hon David Laws recently wrote to congratulate the school on the sustained improvement it has shown in its GCSE results.
Over the last three years, the percentage of pupils achieving 5 A*-C including English and maths at the school, rated Outstanding in all areas by Ofsted in 2014, has consistently increased.
This places the school in the top 90 non selective schools in the country for the greatest sustained improvement.
In 2014, the school saw its highest GCSE results to date, with 35% of all grades awarded at A*/A and an impressive 86% students achieving A*-C in both English and maths GCSEs.
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