Cherwell School

The Cherwell School
Address
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Marston Ferry Road Oxford , Oxfordshire , OX2 7EE England
Coordinates	51°46′30″N 1°15′41″W / 51.774983°N 1.261459°W / 51.774983; -1.261459Coordinates: 51°46′30″N 1°15′41″W / 51.774983°N 1.261459°W / 51.774983; -1.261459
Information
Type	Academy
Established	1963
Local authority	Oxfordshire
Specialist	Science College
Department for Education URN	137970 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Chris Price
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	2082
Colour(s)	Light blue, navy blue
Website	www.cherwell.oxon.sch.uk

The Cherwell School is a secondary school with academy status on the Marston Ferry Road in Oxford, England. The current school site was built in 1963 as a secondary modern school, later becoming the main comprehensive school for North Oxford, with a catchment area extending down to the city centre, Grandpont, and New Hinksey. Along with later expansions, in 2003, and as part of a citywide reorganisation, it merged with the Frideswide Middle School, and is now a split site school of 1,700 pupils aged between 11 and 19.

Recent changes[]

The North site has recently undergone construction work, with the extension of the Sixth form common room. The original design, to accommodate only 100 pupils in years 12 and 13, became inadequate in recent years for the 300 or more pupils currently in the sixth form.^{[citation needed]}

The main building work was construction of a new building alongside the existing block, and then removing the internal wall to create a much larger space. On the second floor of the structure, the school library has been extended to include quiet study areas, each with computer and desk facilities.

Notable alumni[]

Cherwell School alumni are called Cherwellians:

• Tom Bateman, actor.
• Joey Beauchamp, footballer.
• Canice Carroll, footballer
• Mark Crozer, musician.
• Hannah England, middle-distance runner and World Championship 1500m silver medallist.
• Rupert Friend, actor.
• Tim Goldsworthy, Record Producer, DJ and co-founder of Mo'Wax record label.
• Ramin Gray, playwright.
• Orlando Higginbottom, also known as Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Electro Producer and DJ.
• Benjamin Hope, painter.
• Adam Hunt, chess International Master.^[1]
• James Lavelle, member of music group UNKLE, founder of Mo'Wax record label.
• Yasmin Le Bon née Yasmin Parvaneh, model and wife of Simon Le Bon, singer in band Duran Duran.
• Jack Letts, jihadist.^{[citation needed]}
• Tom Penny, skateboarder.
• Omid Scobie, journalist and writer.
• Sophie Sumner, model.
• Miles Welch-Hayes, footballer - Oxford United
• Sholto Carnegie, rower^[2]

References[]

External links[]

• Cherwell School website
• Cherwell School Parent Teacher Association website
• Exam league table results for Cherwell School, 2006 and results from 2005
• Ofsted inspection report (carried out in 2005)^{[permanent dead link]}
• http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/portal/site/Internet/menuitem.7c7b38b14d870c7bb1890a01637046a0/?urn=123251&providerCategoryID=8192^{[permanent dead link]} [January 2008]