Richard Challoner School
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| Motto | Keep Faith[1] |
|---|---|
| Established | 1959[2] |
| Type | Academy Converter[3] |
| Religion | Roman Catholic[3] |
| Head Teacher | Sean Maher[3] |
| Deputy Head | Matthew Webber |
| Chair of Governors | Mr Mark Draper[4] |
| Founder | Dr Richard Challoner |
| Location |
Manor Drive North Kingston upon Thames Greater London KT3 5PE[5] England 51°23′07″N 0°15′54″W / 51.3853°N 0.2649°WCoordinates: 51°23′07″N 0°15′54″W / 51.3853°N 0.2649°W |
| DfE URN | 137299 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Gender | Mixed (Year 7–11: Boys, Sixth Form: Mixed)[6] |
| Ages | 11–18[3] |
| Houses |
Augustine Becket Columba Dunstan Fisher More[7] |
| Colours | Green and Yellow |
| School Song | Non Nobis Domine[8] |
| Diocese | Southwark[3] |
| ESFA Champions | 2010[9] |
| Website | Official site |
Richard Challoner School is an all-boys secondary school[6] and a mixed sixth form[6] which accepts female applicants, and is federated with Holy Cross School, New Malden[6]. It has an academy status[3][6] and is located in Kingston upon Thames[3], south-west London, England. The school is named after Bishop Richard Challoner.
The Headmasters of the school since its founding in 1959[2] were:
Arts
The Richard Challoner Studio Theatre was officially opened by the Hungarian Ambassador in 2008. Various productions were first performed there, including Oliver[13], 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[14]. Many of the plays are written by drama teacher Mr. N Zoladkiewicz, who retired at the end of the 2016–17 school year[15].
The school also performs musicals. The most recent was A Slice Of Saturday Night in 2017[16], with the previous performance of Grease Lightning[17] having happened in partnership with Willson Academy of Performing Arts in 2016.
Notable former pupils
- Graham Barber - former Premiership and international football referee
- Jérémie Boga - Footballer who plays for Chelsea
- 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
- 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.
- Tom Holland-Currently plays Spiderman in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Charly Musonda (footballer, born 1996) - Footballer who plays for Chelsea
- Steven Reid - Former professional and international footballer who last played for Burnley F.C.[18]
- 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
- Rhys Taylor - Reserve Goalkeeper at Chelsea FC
- James Ward - writer, founder of Boring Conference
- Marco Loughran - swimmer, competed at London 2012 Olympics.
References
- ↑ "Prospectus 2013-2014" (PDF). Richard Challoner School. 2013. p. 4. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- 1 2 "Roll of Remembrance". Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Gov.uk School Dashboard". Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ↑ "Governors". Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ↑ "RichardChalloner.com". Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "About Us & Headmaster's Blog". Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ↑ "House.RichardChalloner.com". Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ↑ "An Extraordinary Mass". 1 October 2015. "students’ hallmark hymn ‘Non Nobis Domine’"
- ↑ "U14 SAFIB Cup: Richard Challoner's struggle in Cardiff". 13 May 2011. "Richard Challoner School from Surrey, the ESFA U14 Champions"
- ↑ "John Gwynn R.I.P". 12 October 2014.
- ↑ "Tributes paid to former Richard Challoner headteacher John Gwynn". 15 February 2015. "Headteacher Tom Cahill, who succeeded Mr Gwynn in 1994"
- 1 2 "Richard Challoner's new headteacher looks to lead by example".
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "A Slice of Saturday Night". 4 December 2017.
- ↑ "Grease Lightning Hits Challoner". 25 April 2016.
- ↑ "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."