Richard Challoner School
Academy school in New Malden, Surrey, England
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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 academy status[2][9] and is in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England. The school is named after Bishop Richard Challoner.
| Richard Challoner School | |
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| Location | |
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Manor Drive North , , KT3 5PE[1] England | |
| Coordinates | 51°23′07″N 0°15′54″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy[2] |
| Motto | Keep Faith[3] |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic[2] |
| Established | 1959[4] |
| Founder | Richard Challoner |
| Department for Education URN | 137299 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair of Governors | Francis Corrigan[5] |
| Head Teacher | Sean Maher [2] |
| Gender | Year 7–11: Boys Sixth Form: Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18[2] |
| Houses | Augustine Becket Columba Dunstan Fisher More[6] |
| Colours | Green and Yellow |
| Alumni name | Old Challonians |
| School Song | Non Nobis Domine[7] |
| Diocese | Southwark[2] |
| ESFA Champions | 2010[8] |
| Website | www |
Headmasters
The Headmasters of the school since its founding in 1959 are:[4]
Arts
The Richard Challoner Studio Theatre was officially opened by the Hungarian Ambassador in 2008.[15] Various productions were first performed there, including Oliver,[16] 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.[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 was A Slice Of Saturday Night in 2017,[20] with the previous performance of Grease Lightning[21] having happened in partnership with Willson Academy of Performing Arts in 2016.
Notable former pupils
- Jérémie Boga — footballer who plays for Chelsea
- Jimmy Glass — former footballer, goalkeeper
- Ben Hawkey — actor, HBO series Game of Thrones
- Jaden Ladega — actor, BBC soap opera EastEnders
- Charly Musonda — footballer who plays for Chelsea
- Steven Reid — former international footballer who last played for Burnley F.C.[22]
- Archie Renaux — actor, Shadow and Bone
- Ryan Sweeney — footballer who plays for Dundee FC