Cherwell School

The Cherwell Academy School

Established	1963
Type	Academy
Headteacher	Paul James
Location	Marston Ferry Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 7EE England Coordinates: 51°46′30″N 1°15′41″W / 51.774983°N 1.261459°W / 51.774983; -1.261459
Local authority	Oxfordshire
DfE number	931/4116
DfE URN	137970 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Students	1773
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11–18
Website	www.cherwell.oxon.sch.uk

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. It consistently ranks among the top ten state schools for Oxbridge entry. 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 pupils aged between 11 and 19.

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 pupils in years 12 and 13, became inadequate in recent years for the 300 or more pupils currently in the sixth form.

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.

The Cherwell School's previous headteacher was Mr N McGowan. McGowan announced his departure on 2 April 2010 after 8 months in post.. McGowan left at the end of May 2010 and was replaced by acting head Paul James. In October, Paul James was appointed Headteacher.

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

Notable alumni

Cherwell School alumni are called Cherwellians:

Tom Bateman, actor, Da Vinci's Demons.
Joey Beauchamp, professional footballer.
Mark Crozer, musician.
Hannah England, middle-distance runner and World Championship 1500m silver medallist.
Rupert Friend, actor.
Tim Goldsworthy, Record Producer, DJ and co-founder of Mo'Wax record label.
Ramin Gray, playwright.
Afsaneh Gray, playwright.
Orlando Higginbottom, also known as Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Electro Producer and DJ.
Adam Hunt, chess International Master and younger brother of Woman Grandmaster, Harriet Hunt.^[1]
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.
Jack Letts, alleged jihadist^[2] denied by his parents.^[3]
Tom Penny, professional skateboarder.
Tom Poster, pianist and winner of the keyboard section of BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2000.^[4]
Rachel Seiffert, novelist.
Sophie Sumner, Fashion Model.

References

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↑ "The 'typical middle class boy' who became Jihadi Jack: With a book editor mother and a father who has been on Countryfile, friends express shock that 'class clown' could become ISIS fighter". Daily Mail. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
↑ "Jihadi Jack is a label invented by media, say worried parents". The Guardian. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
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External links

Schools in Oxfordshire

Secondary	Banbury Academy Bartholomew School The Bicester School Blessed George Napier RC School Burford School Carterton Community College Cheney School Cherwell School Chiltern Edge School Chipping Norton School Cooper School Didcot Girls' School Faringdon Community College Fitzharrys School Gillotts School Gosford Hill School Henry Box School Icknield Community College John Mason School King Alfred's Academy Langtree School Larkmead School Lord Williams's School Marlborough School, Woodstock Matthew Arnold School North Oxfordshire Academy The Oxford Academy Oxford Spires Academy St Birinus School St Gregory the Great RC School Wallingford School The Warriner School Wheatley Park School UTC Oxfordshire Wood Green School

Independent (preparatory)	Abingdon Preparatory School Christ Church Cathedral School Cothill House Dragon School Emmanuel Christian School New College School The Oratory Preparatory School Rupert House School St Hugh's School Summer Fields School

Independent	Abingdon School Al-Madina School Bloxham School Carfax Tutorial Establishment Cokethorpe School Cranford House School D'Overbroeck's College Education First EF International Academy European School, Culham Greene's Tutorial College Headington School Kingham Hill School King's School Magdalen College School The Oratory School Our Lady's Abingdon Oxford High School Oxford International College Oxford Montessori Schools Radley College Rye St Antony School St Clare's School St Edward's School St Helen and St Katharine Shiplake College Sibford School Tudor Hall School

Special	Bishopswood School Mulberry Bush School Parklands Campus Swalcliffe Park School

Further education	Abingdon and Witney College Banbury and Bicester College City of Oxford College Denman College Henley College

Former	Carmel College City of Oxford High School for Boys Drayton School Falconbury School Milham Ford School Peers School Southfield Grammar School Oxford Military College St Mary's School, Wantage

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