Cherwell School

The Cherwell School

Established	1963
Type	Secondary school
Headteacher	Paul James
Specialism	Science College
Location	Marston Ferry Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 7EE England
Local authority	Oxfordshire
DfE URN	123251
Ofsted	Reports
Students	1773
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11–18
Website	cherwell.oxon.sch.uk

Coordinates: 51°46′30″N 1°15′41″W / 51.774983°N 1.261459°W / 51.774983; -1.261459

The Cherwell School is a state secondary school 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. Along with later expansions, in 2003, and as part of a city-wide reorganisation, it merged with the Frideswide Middle School, and is now a split site school of 1,700 students aged between 11 and 19. The Cherwell School's previous headteacher was Mr N McGowan. McGowan announced his departure on 2 April 2010 after 8 months in post.^{[citation needed]}. McGowan left at the end of May 2010 and was replaced by acting head Paul James. In October, Paul James was appointed Headteacher.

Recent changes

The North site has recently undergone construction work, with the extension of the Sixth form common room. The original design, to accommodate only 100 students in years 12 and 13, became inadequate in recent years for the 300 or more students currently in the sixth form.^{[citation needed]}

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. Currently there are limited funds for the furnishing of this new block; an appeal has been launched on the school website for donations.^[1]

The school currently has the largest number of students of any state school in Oxfordshire.

Notable alumni

Cherwell School alumni are called Cherwellians:

• Hannah England, middle-distance runner and World Championship 1500m silver medallist.
• Adam Hunt, chess International Master and younger brother of Woman Grandmaster, Harriet Hunt.^[2]
• 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 of Duran Duran fame.
• Tom Penny, professional skateboarder.
• Tom Poster, pianist and winner of the keyboard section of BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2000.^[3]

External links

• Cherwell School website
• Exam league table results for Cherwell School, 2006 and results from 2005
• Ofsted inspection report (carried out in 2005)
• http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/portal/site/Internet/menuitem.7c7b38b14d870c7bb1890a01637046a0/?urn=123251&providerCategoryID=8192 [January 2008]
• Aerial Map of Cherwell School (North site)

References

1. ^ Fundraising website
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3. ^ [2]