Cherwell School

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 Template:Circa2,000 pupils aged between 11 and 18.<ref name="tsg">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Cherwell School is part of River Learning Trust.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Recent changes

Template:Unreferenced section 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.Template: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.

Notable alumni

Cherwell School alumni are called Cherwellians:

• Tom Bateman, actor.
• Joey Beauchamp, footballer.
• Sholto Carnegie, rower<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Canice Carroll, footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Mark Crozer, musician.
• Hannah England, middle-distance runner and World Championship 1500m silver medallist.<ref name="50years"/>
• Rupert Friend, actor.<ref name="50years"/>
• Tim Goldsworthy, Record Producer, DJ and co-founder of Mo'Wax record label.
• Ramin Gray, playwright.<ref name="50years"/>
• Orlando Higginbottom, also known as Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Electro Producer and DJ.<ref name="50years"/>
• Benjamin Hope, painter.
• Adam Hunt, chess International Master.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="50years"/>
• 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.<ref name="50years"/>
• Jack Letts, jihadist.<ref name="Khan">Template:Cite news</ref>
• Michael Morris, cricketer
• Tom Penny, skateboarder.<ref name="50years">Template:Cite web</ref>
• Omid Scobie, journalist and writer.
• Rachel Seiffert, novelist<ref name="50years"/>
• Sophie Sumner, model.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Miles Welch-Hayes, footballer - Oxford United
• Maud Muir, Rugby Player - England (Red Roses)

References

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External links

• Cherwell School website
• Cherwell School Parent Teacher Association website
• Exam league table results for Cherwell School, 2006 and results from 2005
• Ofsted inspection report (carried out in 2005)
• Ofsted inspection report (carried out in 2008)