Richard Challoner School

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Richard Challoner School
Richard Challoner School logo-02.png
Address
Manor Drive North

, ,
KT3 5PE[6]

England
Coordinates51°23′07″N 0°15′54″W / 51.3853°N 0.2649°W / 51.3853; -0.2649Coordinates: 51°23′07″N 0°15′54″W / 51.3853°N 0.2649°W / 51.3853; -0.2649
Information
TypeAcademy Converter[1]
MottoKeep Faith[2]
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic[1]
Established1959; 62 years ago (1959)[3]
FounderDr Richard Challoner
Department for Education URN137299 Tables
OfstedReports
Chair of GovernorsMr Mark Draper[5]
Head TeacherSean Maher[1]
Deputy HeadSean Binns, Ian O’Brien, Neil Henderson
GenderYear 7–11: Boys Sixth Form: Mixed
Age11 to 18[1]
HousesAugustine
Becket
Columba
Dunstan
Fisher
More[7]
Colour(s)Green and Yellow
School SongNon Nobis Domine[4]
DioceseSouthwark[1]
ESFA Champions2010[8]
Websitehttp://www.richardchalloner.com/

Richard Challoner School is an all boys secondary school[9] with a mixed sixth form[9] that is federated with Holy Cross School, New Malden.[9] It has an academy status[1][9] and is located in Kingston upon Thames,[1] south-west London, England. The school is named after Bishop Richard Challoner.

Headmasters[]

The Headmasters of the school since its founding in 1959 are:[3]

Ordinal Headmaster Term start Term end Time in office Notes
1 Oswald Jones 1959 1977 17–18 years
2 John Gwynne 1977 1994 16–17 years [10]
3 Tom Cahill 1994 2015 20–21 years [11][12]
4 Sean Maher 2015 incumbent 5–6 years [9][12]

Arts[]

The Richard Challoner Studio Theatre was officially opened by the Hungarian Ambassador in 2008.[13] Various productions were first performed there, including Oliver,[14] 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 theatres in Hungary, such as the Kolibri Theatre in Budapest.[15] Many of the plays are written by drama teacher Mr. N Zoladkiewicz, who retired at the end of the 2016–17 school year.[16]

The school also performs musicals. The most recent was A Slice Of Saturday Night in 2017,[17] with the previous performance of Grease Lightning[18] having happened in partnership with Willson Academy of Performing Arts in 2016.

Notable former pupils[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Gov.uk School Dashboard". Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Prospectus 2013-2014" (PDF). Richard Challoner School. 2013. p. 4. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Roll of Remembrance". Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  4. ^ "An Extraordinary Mass". 1 October 2015. "students’ hallmark hymn ‘Non Nobis Domine’"
  5. ^ "Governors". Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  6. ^ "RichardChalloner.com". Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  7. ^ "House.RichardChalloner.com". Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  8. ^ "U14 SAFIB Cup: Richard Challoner's struggle in Cardiff". 13 May 2011. "Richard Challoner School from Surrey, the ESFA U14 Champions"
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "About Us & Headmaster's Blog". Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  10. ^ "John Gwynn R.I.P". 12 October 2014.
  11. ^ "Tributes paid to former Richard Challoner headteacher John Gwynn". Surrey Comet. 15 February 2015. Headteacher Tom Cahill, who succeeded Mr Gwynn in 1994.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "Richard Challoner's new headteacher looks to lead by example". Surrey Comet.
  13. ^ "50th Anniversary Scrapbook" (PDF). Richard Challoner School. 2018. p. 51. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  14. ^ "Please Sir I Want Some More". 25 February 2015.
  15. ^ "Celebrating Twenty Years Treading The Hungarian Boards". 25 February 2016.
  16. ^ "New Malden Drama Teacher Bows Out at Rose Theatre". 13 July 2017.
  17. ^ "A Slice of Saturday Night". 4 December 2017.
  18. ^ "Grease Lightning Hits Challoner". 25 April 2016.
  19. ^ "My Inspirations: Steven Reid". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 18 March 2010. Archived from the original on 29 August 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2010. "There was an Italian PE teacher [...] at Richard Challoner School in Surrey. He was probably my biggest inspiration at school."

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