Richard Challoner School
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| Motto | Keep Faith |
|---|---|
| Established | 1959 |
| Type | Academy |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Head Teacher | Sean Maher |
| Deputy Head | Sean Binns |
| Location |
Manor Drive North Kingston upon Thames Greater London KT3 5PE England Coordinates: 51°23′07″N 0°15′54″W / 51.3853°N 0.2649°W |
| DfE number | 314/5401 |
| DfE URN | 137299 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Gender | Mixed (Year 7-11: Boys, Sixth Form: Mixed) |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses |
Augustine Beckett Columba Dunstan Fisher More |
| Colours | Green and Yellow |
| Head Prefect | Andrew Ciccarelli |
| Deputy Head Prefect | Stephanie Jones |
| Website | Official site |
Richard Challoner School is an all-boys secondary school and a mixed sixth form which accepts female applicants, and is federated with Holy Cross School, New Malden. It has an academy status and is located in Kingston upon Thames, south-west London, England. The school is named after Bishop Richard Challoner.
Arts
The school promotes fine arts, and holds an annual exhibition of student work every July in the school Art Department.
The school also recently built a large new theatre, called the Richard Challoner Studio Theatre. The theatre was officially opened by the Hungarian Ambassador in 2008. Various productions are firstly performed there, including 'Oliver', 'The Government Inspector', 'Antigone','Robin Hood', 'Sherlock Holmes: And the Pearls of Death', 'Chaplin: The Early Years' and 'Romeo and Juliet', and then performed, on tour, in various theatre's in Hungary - Such as the Kolibri. Many of the plays are written by their veteran Drama teacher Mr. N Zoladkiewicz.
The school also performs musicals and the most recent was "Greased Lightning" in April 2016, which involved the Willson Academy of Performing Arts. In addition, the school regularly performs small music events to showcase student's work.
School Organisation
Usual school days are from 08:40 - 15:20, and consist of 7 lessons (most varying in length). Each year group is split into six tutor groups, which make up the houses. Each tutor group has a form tutor who will stay with their class throughout that year, this changes every year but the students within each form stay the same. The house system aims to reward pupils by making them compete in various events, which account to points, with the winning house being given a day off. In addition, each year is split into two groups (randomly), which is further divided into three ability-based classes. All students wear a school uniform except the sixth form, who have a smart work dress code.
Notable former pupils
- Steven Reid - Former professional and international footballer who last played for Burnley F.C.[1]
- Graham Barber - former Premiership and international football referee
- Rhys Taylor - Reserve Goalkeeper at Chelsea FC
- Jimmy Glass - Former Goalkeeper known for last minute winner for Carlisle United in 1999 that kept them in the Football League.
- Ben Hawkey - actor who starred in the HBO series Game of Thrones amongst other titles.
- Ryan Sweeney - Professional footballer for AFC Wimbledon after recently signing a professional contract. Has also represented Republic of Ireland national football team at under-18 level
- Wayne Brown - Professional footballer currently playing in Finland. Previously at Fulham, Bristol Rovers and Brentford. He made his Premier League debut against Manchester United at Old Trafford in 2009
- Jake Clarke-Salter - Footballer for Chelsea FC who recently made his debut
- Jérémie Boga - Footballer who plays for Chelsea, currently on loan at Stade Rennais F.C.
- Tom Holland-Currently plays Spiderman in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
References
- ↑ "My Inspirations: Steven Reid". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 18 March 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2010.