Bishop Challoner School
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Bishop Challoner School is an independent coeducational Catholic-Christian day school in Shortlands
, south east London
, 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. Its current head mistress is Ms Karen Barry who took over from Mr J.A. de Waal who retired in July 2008. The Director of Studies is Mrs Gill Malcolm and the Director of Pastoral Care is Mr Bruce Wates. The KS3 Head is Mrs. Karen Dwyer-Burchill and the KS4 head is Mr.Steve Derbyshire. 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)
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.
Senior School
Junior School
Shortlands
Shortlands is a ward of the London Borough of Bromley, located less than a mile from Bromley town centre. Historically, Shortlands was known as Clay Hill. It became known as Shortlands around 1800, after the fields which, at this point of the Ravensbourne river, ran at right angles up the slopes...
, south east London
London
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, for children aged two and a half to eighteen years.
The school's year eleven class is taking part in Young Enterprise. The school has a variety of sports played, e.g. football, fencing
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
and rugby
Rugby football
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as well as excelling in Chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
.
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 4 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 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
- 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 LongStacy LongStacy William Long is an English footballer who plays for Stevenage of League One as a midfielder.Long started his football career at Charlton Athletic in 1995 and progressed through the youth system, spending a total of ten years on the club's books, and although a regular in the reserve side he...
, Footballer - Bradley Pritchard, Footballer
- Olly Groome, Musician (Member of Indie Pop/Rock band Van Susans)