Richard Challoner School A GSG School
- Richard Challoner School
Manor Drive North
New Malden
Surrey
KT3 5PE - Head: Mr Sean Maher
- T 020 8330 5947
- F 020 8330 3842
- E [email protected]
- W www.richardchalloner.com
- A state school for boys aged from 11 to 18.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Kingston-Upon-Thames
- Pupils: 1,049; sixth formers: 257 (221 boys; 36 girls)
- Religion: Roman Catholic
- Open days: October
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
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Ofsted:
- Latest Overall effectiveness Outstanding 1
- 16-19 study programmes Outstanding 1
- Outcomes for children and learners Outstanding 1
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1
- Effectiveness of leadership and management Outstanding 1
- 1 Full inspection 22nd November 2022
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
It’s a brave head that claims every single child in the school is engaged with learning, not least because we always put it rigorously to test during our tour. But this head could safely put his money where his mouth is. In every class we went in, these blazer-clad, diligent youngsters had their eyes and ears firmly on task, so much so that they barely noticed us. Energy courses the place with lively, busy learning; low level disruption is not an issue. Head squirms at the term ‘extra-curricular,’ favouring ‘wider curricular’, which reflects his belief that everyone should engage beyond the classroom – and it spills over into evenings and weekends. Definitely not, then, the right place for…
What the school says...
Converted to an academy 2011.
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2015, Sean Maher BA. Previously deputy head, rising through the ranks after being offered first post here four weeks into teacher training back in 2001. Departed temporarily on secondment to a Catholic secondary in Kent, which he transformed from ‘requires improvement’ to ‘good’ in just 18 months. A local lad, he studied English and history at Emanuel and St Mary’s while helping out in family bakery in Raynes Park.
Must be the only head whose mum popped in during our interview (she works in the sixth form café). We also met his wife (chemistry teacher at the school), his dog (breed specially chosen as hypoallergenic and autism-friendly – testament to his commitment to SEN, more of which later) and his son (year 8) and daughter (year 12) were immersed...
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Interpreting catchment maps
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Where the map is not coloured we have no record in the previous three years of any pupils being admitted from that location based on the options chosen.
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*The coloured areas outlined in black are Census Output Areas. These are made up of a group of neighbouring postcodes, which accounts for their odd shapes. These provide an indication, but not a precise map, of the school’s catchment: always refer to local authority and school websites for precise information.
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