Richard Challoner School
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| Richard Challoner School | |
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| Address | |
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Manor Drive North ,, KT3 5PE[6] England | |
| Coordinates | 51°23′07″N0°15′54″W/ 51.3853°N 0.2649°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy[1] |
| Motto | Keep Faith[2] |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic[1] |
| Established | 1959[3] |
| Founder | Richard Challoner |
| Department for EducationURN | 137299Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair of Governors | Francis Corrigan[5] |
| Head Teacher | Sean Maher[1] |
| Gender | Year 7–11: Boys Sixth Form: Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18[1] |
| Houses | Augustine Becket Columba Dunstan Fisher More[7] |
| Colour(s) | Green and Yellow |
| Alumni name | Old Challonians |
| School Song | Non Nobis Domine[4] |
| Diocese | Southwark[1] |
| ESFAChampions | 2010[8] |
| Website | www |
Richard Challoner Schoolis an all boyssecondary school[9]with a mixedsixth form[9]that is federated withHoly Cross School, New Malden.[9]It hasacademy status[1][9]and is inKingston upon Thames,Surrey,England.The school is named after BishopRichard Challoner.
Headmasters
[edit]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 | Died in 2011[10] |
| 2 | John Gwynne | 1977 | 1994 | 16–17 years | [11]Died 9 October 2014[12] |
| 3 | Tom Cahill | 1994 | 2015 | 20–21 years | [13][14] |
| 4 | Sean Maher | 2015 | incumbent | 8–9 years | [9][14] |
Arts
[edit]The Richard Challoner Studio Theatre was officially opened by the Hungarian Ambassador in 2008.[15]Various productions were first performed there, includingOliver,[16]The Government Inspector,Antigone,Robin Hood,Sherlock Holmes: And the Pearls of Death,Chaplin: The Early YearsandRomeo and Juliet,and then performed, on tour, in various theatres in Hungary, such as the Kolibri Theatre inBudapest.[17]Many of the plays are written by drama teacher Mr. Neil Zoladkiewicz, who retired at the end of the 2016–17 school year.[18][19]
The school also performs musicals. The most recent wasA Slice Of Saturday Nightin 2017,[20]with the previous performance ofGrease Lightning[21]having happened in partnership with Willson Academy of Performing Arts in 2016.
Notable former pupils
[edit]- Jérémie Boga- professional footballer who plays forChelsea
- Jimmy Glass- former professional goalkeeper known for last minute winner for Carlisle United in 1999 that kept them in the Football League
- Ben Hawkey- actor who starred in theHBOseriesGame of Thronesamongst other titles
- Tom Holland- actor who starred asSpider-Manin the Marvel cinematic universe[22]
- Charly Musonda- professional footballer who plays forChelsea
- Steven Reid- former professional and international footballer who last played forBurnley F.C.[23]
- Archie Renaux- actor who starred in Netflix Shadow and Bone and model
- Ryan Sweeney (footballer)- Professional footballer who currently plays for Dundee FC
References
[edit]- ^abcdef"Gov.uk School Dashboard".Retrieved30 September2018.
- ^"Prospectus 2013-2014"(PDF).Richard Challoner School. 2013. p. 4.Retrieved30 September2018.
- ^ab"Roll of Remembrance".Retrieved30 September2018.
- ^"An Extraordinary Mass".1 October 2015."students’ hallmark hymn ‘Non Nobis Domine’"
- ^"Governors".Retrieved30 September2018.
- ^"RichardChalloner".Retrieved30 September2018.
- ^"House.RichardChalloner".Retrieved30 September2018.
- ^"U14 SAFIB Cup: Richard Challoner's struggle in Cardiff".13 May 2011."Richard Challoner School from Surrey, the ESFA U14 Champions"
- ^abcde"About Us & Headmaster's Blog".Retrieved30 September2018.
- ^"Daughter paid loving tribute to former head teacher".Your Local Guardian.Retrieved28 September2021.
- ^"John Gwynn R.I.P".12 October 2014.
- ^"Tributes paid to former Richard Challoner headteacher John Gwynn".Surrey Comet.Retrieved28 September2021.
- ^"Tributes paid to former Richard Challoner headteacher John Gwynn".Surrey Comet.15 February 2015.
Headteacher Tom Cahill, who succeeded Mr Gwynn in 1994.
- ^ab"Richard Challoner's new headteacher looks to lead by example".Surrey Comet.
- ^"50th Anniversary Scrapbook"(PDF).Richard Challoner School. 2018. p. 51.Retrieved7 November2018.
- ^"Please Sir I Want Some More".25 February 2015.
- ^"Celebrating Twenty Years Treading The Hungarian Boards".25 February 2016.
- ^"New Malden Drama Teacher Bows Out at Rose Theatre".13 July 2017.
- ^Richard Challoner School."Honouring Strong Partnership with Hungarian Theatre".Richard Challoner School.
- ^"A Slice of Saturday Night".4 December 2017.
- ^"Grease Lightning Hits Challoner".25 April 2016.
- ^Dom (21 September 2017)."This is great..."Dominic Holland.Retrieved28 September2021.
- ^"My Inspirations: Steven Reid".West Bromwich Albion F.C. 18 March 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 29 August 2010.Retrieved18 March2010."There was an Italian PE teacher [...] at Richard Challoner School in Surrey. He was probably my biggest inspiration at school."
