Cherwell School
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | The Cherwell School |
| image | Cherwellschool.jpg |
| image_size | 250px |
| coordinates | |
| established | 1963 |
| type | Academy |
| head_label | Headteacher |
| head | Chris Price |
| specialist | Science College |
| address | Marston Ferry Road |
| city | Oxford |
| county | Oxfordshire |
| country | England |
| postcode | OX2 7EE |
| local_authority | Oxfordshire |
| urn | 137970 |
| ofsted | yes |
| enrolment | 2082 |
| gender | Coeducational |
| lower_age | 11 |
| upper_age | 18 |
| colours | Light blue, navy blue |
| website | |
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The Cherwell School is a secondary school with academy status on the Marston Ferry Road in Oxford, England. The current school site was built in 1963 as a secondary modern school, later becoming the main comprehensive school for North Oxford, with a catchment area extending down to the city centre, Grandpont, and New Hinksey. Along with later expansions, in 2003, and as part of a citywide reorganisation, it merged with the Frideswide Middle School, and is now a split site school of 2,000 pupils aged between 11 and 18. The Cherwell School is part of River Learning Trust.
Recent changes
A notable change to the North site of the Cherwell School is the creation of female only toilets located by the music block - previously only unisex toilets being available. The North site has recently undergone construction work, with the extension of the Sixth form common room. The original design, to accommodate only 100 pupils in years 12 and 13, became inadequate in recent years for the 300 or more pupils currently in the sixth form.
The main building work was construction of a new building alongside the existing block, and then removing the internal wall to create a much larger space. On the second floor of the structure, the school library has been extended to include quiet study areas, each with computer and desk facilities.
Notable alumni
Cherwell School alumni are called Cherwellians:
- Tom Bateman, actor.
- Joey Beauchamp, footballer.
- Sholto Carnegie, rower
- Canice Carroll, footballer
- Mark Crozer, musician.
- Hannah England, middle-distance runner and World Championship 1500m silver medallist.
- Rupert Friend, actor.
- Tim Goldsworthy, Record Producer, DJ and co-founder of Mo'Wax record label.
- Ramin Gray, playwright.
- Orlando Higginbottom, also known as Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Electro Producer and DJ.
- Benjamin Hope, painter.
- Adam Hunt, chess International Master.
- James Lavelle, member of music group UNKLE, founder of Mo'Wax record label.
- Yasmin Le Bon née Yasmin Parvaneh, model and wife of Simon Le Bon, singer in band Duran Duran.
- Jack Letts, jihadist.
- Michael Morris, cricketer
- Tom Penny, skateboarder.
- Omid Scobie, journalist and writer.
- Rachel Seiffert, novelist
- Sophie Sumner, model.
- Miles Welch-Hayes, footballer - Oxford United
- Maud Muir, Rugby Player - England (Red Roses)
- Carrie Quinlan, actress and comedy writer
References
References
- "The Cherwell School".
- "The Cherwell School".
- "River Learning Trust Schools".
- (3 July 2018). "Great Britain squad for World Cup 3 announced: Hurn and Carnegie set for senior debuts".
- "The Cherwell School Student Bulletin – Week Beginning 7th September".
- "1998-1999 Tournament Results".
- Khan, Shehab. (30 January 2016). "'Jihadi Jack' Letts interview: Former Oxford schoolboy calls on British people to convert to Islam as he brands David Cameron an 'evil creature'". [[The Independent]].
- (5 July 2013). "Oversubscribed and outstanding . . . 50 years of Cherwell School". [[Oxford Mail]].
- Airs, Thom. (12 May 2009). "Sophie vies to be top TV model". [[Oxford Mail]].
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