the occasion. Junior School Built in 1970, the main Junior School building houses ten classrooms. An Infant Department was opened in 1998 by the then Headmistress Miss H. Kahn and expanded further in September 2002 to accommodate an extra class at Reception, Year 1 and Year 2. There are two classes to each year group in the Junior Department and students progress to the next year group automatically, though an exam is required to progress to the Senior Department. There are a wide range of clubs ranging from Food Club to Tennis. Pupils have two sports lessons and one swimming lesson per week and the Year 5 and 6 students take part in regular matches in Football, Netball, Hockey, Swimming, Cricket and Athletics. Music lessons are held once a week in the Infants and twice a week in the Juniors. Pupils have regular opportunities to perform in assemblies, concerts and dramatic productions. The Junior School has many facilities available to it including a library, swimming pool, field, astro-turf pitch and tennis and netball courts. The current Headmistress is Mrs Barbara Bottoms. Academic The school offers a wide range of subjects, with students taking GCSEs at the age of 16 and A Levels or the Cambridge Pre-U in the sixth form. Students also study for the school's own "Sixth Form Diploma" through the "Sixth Form Enrichment Programme". Extra-curricular activities Sport CHS pupils are involved in a range of sporting activities. There are major teams in football, rugby union, netball and field hockey. The school also currently has a number of players in the school who play for England squads in rugby and hockey; students can earn school colours for good sporting performance. In addition to the team sport all pupils play at least an hour of sport each week as part of their timetable. The sports available include badminton, basketball and yoga, in addition to options like football, cricket and rugby. The school offers sports scholarships for entry at 11+. Music The school offers a wide range of musical opportunities to students, including a choir and various bands (concert, wind, big band). The school has a record of ambitious music making, which was initiated by Geoffrey Keating, who was Director of Music during the 1960s. Keating went on to become Director of Music at Millfield School in Somerset, but left behind a thriving choral tradition. To this was added, during the