Richard Challoner School

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[2][9] and is located in Kingston upon Thames,[2] south-west London, England. The school is named after Bishop Richard Challoner.

Richard Challoner School
Address
Manor Drive North

New Malden
,
Surrey
,
KT3 5PE[1]

England
Coordinates51°23′07″N 0°15′54″W
Information
TypeAcademy Converter[2]
MottoKeep Faith[3]
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic[2]
Established1959[4]
FounderDr Richard Challoner
Department for Education URN137299 Tables
OfstedReports
Chair of GovernorsMr Mark Draper[5]
Head TeacherSean Maher[2]
Deputy HeadSean Binns, Ian O’Brien, Neil Henderson
GenderYear 7–11: Boys Sixth Form: Mixed
Age11 to 18[2]
HousesAugustine
Becket
Columba
Dunstan
Fisher
More[6]
Colour(s)Green and Yellow
School SongNon Nobis Domine[7]
DioceseSouthwark[2]
ESFA Champions2010[8]
Websitehttp://www.richardchalloner.com/

The Headmasters of the school since its founding in 1959[4] were:

  • Oswald Jones (1959–1977) (18 years)
  • John Gwynne (1977–1994)[10] (17 years)
  • Tom Cahill (1994–2015)[11][12] (21 years)
  • Sean Maher (2015–present)[9][12] (5 years)

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. "RichardChalloner.com". Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  2. "Gov.uk School Dashboard". Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  3. "Prospectus 2013-2014" (PDF). Richard Challoner School. 2013. p. 4. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  4. "Roll of Remembrance". Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  5. "Governors". Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  6. "House.RichardChalloner.com". Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  7. "An Extraordinary Mass". 1 October 2015. "students’ hallmark hymn ‘Non Nobis Domine’"
  8. "U14 SAFIB Cup: Richard Challoner's struggle in Cardiff". 13 May 2011. "Richard Challoner School from Surrey, the ESFA U14 Champions"
  9. "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". 15 February 2015. "Headteacher Tom Cahill, who succeeded Mr Gwynn in 1994"
  12. "Richard Challoner's new headteacher looks to lead by example".
  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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