Bishop Challoner School

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name = Bishop Challoner School

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street = Bromley Road
city = Shortlands
county = Kent
country = England
postcode = BR2 0BS
LEA = London Borough of Bromley
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enrollment = c. 400
gender = Coeducational
lower_age = 2 1/2
upper_age = 18
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Bishop Challoner School is an independent coeducational Catholic-Christian day school in Shortlands, Kent for children aged two and a half to eighteen years.

The school was previously called Shortlands House School. Shortlands House is claimed to have been built in 1702. [cite web
title =London Borough of Bromley Timeline 1301 - 2006
publisher =London Borough of Bromley
url =http://www.bromley.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/05EC393C-B899-4FAA-9BBB-508C76C14BB7/0/BromleyTimeline13012006.doc
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accessdate =2007-12-18 ] Its current head mistress is Ms Karen Barry who took over from Mr J. A. de Waal who retired in July 2008. Its deputy is Mr Jackson. The KS3 Head is Miss Richardson and the KS4 head is Mrs Packwood. The school welcomes all and respects all faiths.The school's Year Eleven class is taking part in Young Enterprise. The school has a variety of sports played, e.g. football, fencing and rugby as well as excelling in Chess.

Access: train (Shortlands Station) and/or by the 358 and 227 bus or 354 (Foxgrove Road)

=History=Father Patrick Byrne, Parish Priest of Beckenham, founded the school on 4th May 1950. It is accommodated in the historic building known as Shortlands House – the oldest building in Shortlands. The school takes its name from Bishop Richard Challoner (1691–1781), Vicar Apostolic of the London District, who was the leading figure in the Roman Catholic Church in England during the 18th century.The school started as a junior school but quickly grew. In 1956 a senior wing was added. More classrooms and an assembly hall/gymnasium followed in 1963. The Art block was opened in 1968 and another block – now the Junior Block – was opened in 1980. Challoner became co-educational in the Junior School in 1992, later extending into the Senior School. At the same time a Nursery was opened.

The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark, a registered charity, own the school. The Archbishop is the principal Trustee and President of the school. The Trustees appoint a Board of Governors who are responsible for the running of the school.

Uniform

Senior School
*Boys - Navy Blazer with light blue shirt, navy striped tied and black trousers.
*Girls - Blue blouse and navy blue skirt.

Junior School
*Boys - Maroon Blazer with grey shirt, maroon tie and grey trousers
*Girls - Grey pinafore dress

Notable Former Pupils

Stacy Long - Professional Footballer

External links

* [http://www.bishopchallonerschool.com School website]
* [http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/dfe1x1_03.pl?Code=&No=BR20BS&Type=&Mode=Z&School=3056003 dcsf]

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