To improve communication we aim to share a school bulletin once a fortnight throughout the school year. We'll host the bulletin on Firefly so we can easily link to other information, share files, host surveys and keep you informed. It won't be pretty but it will be informative!

The bulletin will be made public, shared via email and posted on the school website but key links and surveys will be password protected using Firefly so that only parents can access them.

Thank you for your continued support for the school. It has been an incredibly positive start to the school year. 

Best wishes, 

Andrew Skelding, Headteacher.

Celebrating our exceptional results

Provisional Key Stage 4 Results 2025 – Record-Breaking Outcomes at Endon High School!

We are extremely proud to be a high-achieving school where our pupils make outstanding progress. At Endon High, students study a broad and balanced curriculum that enables them to pursue high-quality pathways after Year 11 and thrive in an ever-changing world. We are delighted that 99% of our pupils are continuing in education or entering employment. As a school community, we are immensely proud of the Class of 2025.

We hope our continuing high performance gives you confidence in us and reassures you that there is no better place for your child to be. #TeamEndon #ProudtobeEHS.

Headline Results:

  • Our highest ever Attainment 8 score of 54.11 (up from 48.10 in 2024).
    • For comparison:
      • National Average in 2024: 46
      • Staffordshire Average in 2024: 44
  • English and Maths results:
    • Grade 4 or above in English and Maths GCSE: 85%
    • Grade 5 or above in English and Maths GCSE: 64%

(Attainment 8 is a government measure that calculates a pupil’s average score across their best eight qualifications, giving an overall picture of school performance.)

As soon as validated results are published nationally, we will provide a link to the Department for Education pages along with a more detailed breakdown of how we compare against national averages.

All further updates will be shared on the school website at https://endonhighschool.org.uk/about-our-school/exam-results-2025

New website launch

We have launched our new website at a changed web address of www.endonhighschool.org.uk. The old weblink will also redirect you to the new website.  

Over the coming term we'll be updating and building. If you have any feedback about the website please click here and let us know. We want it to be as useful as possible.

(Please note, surveys require you to sign in as a parent. Please contact firefly@endon.set.org if you need any help signing in or see the firefly information below) 

Facebook and the newsletter

We celebrate the life of the school using Facebook. Go to facebook.com/endonhighschool

Please follow our page to get regular updates. We'll celebrate and summarise every term in our termly newsletter but to stay in touch with what is going on in the school in real time, please follow. 

To view the latest school newsletter - click here

Road safety

Yesterday we had a incident after school where a pupils was hit by a car. Fortunately the incident did not result in injuries that were life threatening or life changing but the risk is always there. Can parents please reinforce road safety with your sons and daughters. We will also reinforce road safety in school as part of our Progress Manager assemblies next week and I can assure you it is a key and regular part of our Learning for Life curriculum. We wish the young person involved a speedy recovery.

Car Park Update

Car parking at school is very limited and the movement of cars on site can be a significant health and safety concern when we are over capacity. Therefore, we ask parents and carers to never drive onto the school site unless you are visiting school. We would love to have the space and capacity to allow parents to safely drop off and pick up. However, the car park and site does not provide us with adequate space. Even when the car park is re-modelled, as we are currently waiting on the signing off of a planning application, the site will not have space to make this possible.

A limited number of parents are given permission to use the car park due to accessibility issues. 

We therefore acknowledge that there are parking and drop off/pick up pressures in the local community. We politely ask you to please respect the road laws, double  yellow lines, grass verges and neighbours driveways. We often get complaints from local residents and the local PCSOs are vigilant of any issues.  

Bike Safety

All pupils must wear a bicycle helmet if they ride a bike to school. No pupils will be allowed to cycle to school and store their bicycle at school without wearing one. Please note, all bicycles are left in the bicycle store must be locked and are left at your own risk.

Open Evening

For more information about pupils joining our school, visit:

Save the date

The school year term dates can be found on the school website - click here

Key dates for the next few weeks are:

  • Monday 15th September - Year 7 & 10 Photos
  • Tuesday 16th September - Year 10 Parents/Carers welcome evening, 6.30-7.30pm in the Main Hall. Pupils need not attend.
  • Tuesday 23th September - Year 8 & 9 Parents/Carers welcome evening, 6.30-7.30pm in the Main Hall. Pupils need not attend.
  • Wednesday 1st October – Year 5 & 6 Open Evening. Visitors are welcome to tour the school at 6pm and visit all of the departments and then there will be a formal presentation in the Main Hall at either 5.30pm and at 7.30pm.

We need you:

To give all pupils the best possible opportunity to thrive in school we need parents and carers to be using the following apps. If you have not got set up already can you click on the following links and get set up on Firefly, Arbor and follow our Facebook page.

Once parents are signed up to the Arbor app can we ask you to please check your and your child's details are correct and the consents are reviewed.

Parent Feedback

Year 7 Transition Survey. Only Year 7 parents will have access the the following link.

Click here to complete the survey. Your feedback is greatly appreciated.

(Please note, surveys require you to sign in as a parent. Please contact firefly@endon.set.org if you need any help signing in or see the firefly information above)

Information - The Endon Way

We are very clear and deliberate about how we plan, teach and assess progress at Endon High School. We have worked to share 'The Endon Way' with parents over the past few years. However, we often find, through conversations or complaints, that parents have a lack of understanding of what we are doing and why. If we were to focus on a briefing insight about a different aspect of our practice in each bulletin what would you like us to explain and how we could possibly improve our website to be more clear about what we do. We have so much to celebrate about our outstanding practice but we recognise we too often assume you know what we are doing and why we do it that way.

Can you complete the following survey to let us know what about school you would like to share The Endon Way - click here to complete. 

Parents Information Evenings

Following the recent parents information evenings we have the following resources to share. Thank you so much for everyone's attendance. It was greatly appreciated and will help us to work together to help our pupils go beyond the best and thrive! 

Year 7 Information Evening

Year 11 Information Evening

Assemblies

The assemblies over the past fortnight have been focused on

  • Expectations
  • Motto
  • Endzone

The assemblies over the next two weeks are focused on:

  • Year 11 Careers
  • Progress Manager Assemblies
  • Curiosity
  • Art - subject week

Year 11 Mentoring

A reminder that the Year 11 mentoring programme has started. All Year 11s meet their mentor at 8.30am on week 1 Tuesday mornings. 

We look forward to seeing all of Year 11 at their next session on Tuesday 23rd Sept at 8.30am.

Thank you for supporting us to 'Thrive'

Thank you to the Year 9 and 10 parents for their support for the Thrive project and the iPad rollout. We have published an overview of the project and the need for parental contributions on our website. Click here to view. After reflecting on feedback from parents this year, we will be sharing next steps with current Year 8 parents much earlier in the year, probably as we return after the Easter holidays. We are committed to offering the best possible educational opportunities for our pupils and appreciate your support to enable us to make this happen.  

Endzone & Enrichment

Click in the link below to open a PDF of the current Endzone timetable:

Information about the upcoming Year 7 Standon Bowers trip will be sent out by Mrs Eastwood early next week.

Also, it great to see pupils putting themselves forward for auditions for the new school show Les Miserables. Details have been shared with pupils on their student notices email.

Attendance

  • The School attendance target is 96%​
  • Persistent absence target of less than 10% of students (Missing more than 10% of school days)​

90% in a test at school would be praised.​ However, 90% attendance = 20 days off school each year, 600 minutes of lost learning each day or 100 hours per year. Over the course of 5 years at Endon high school, your child would have missed 500 hours or 100 days (half a school year).​

Rewards for good attendance​

  • Weekly prizes for 100% attendance​
  • Monthly and termly 100% attendance prizes​
  • Most improved attendance celebrated​
  • 100% club termly badges​
  • Rewards trips and activities​
  • Fast track break and lunch tickets

Exam results and attendance ​ How are these linked at Endon High School?​

Based on the Year 11 data from 2023/24, attendance between 0% and 49% resulted in pupils, on average, achieving 2.7 grades below their target across all eight subjects​. Attendance between 75% and 89% resulted in pupils, on average, achieving almost one grade below their target in all eight subjects.​ Attendance of 95% or better resulted in pupils, on average, achieving half a grade better than predicted grades in each of their subjects.​ Attendance matters.

Current attendance at Endon High School.​

  • Whole school = 96.04%​
  • Year 7 = 98.84%​
  • Year 8 = 96.03%​
  • Year 9 = 93.98%​
  • Year 10 = 95.63%​
  • Year 11 = 95.83%​

Please check your Arbor app and work with us to ensure your child's attendance supports them to thrive and be the best they can be.

Uniform

The school uniform information is clearly shared on the school website, click here to view.  Please support us to support you by naming every item of clothing including coats! Lost property accrues too many unidentified pieces of uniform.

Induction Day

On the first day back all pupils took part in an induction day. Click here to view the induction day booklet.

Mental Health Resources

Click below to download our mental health support guides for 2025-26:

Safeguarding

Please see the updated safeguarding team: