Cheney School
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| Motto | Building upon success to serve our international community |
| Type | Secondary school |
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| Specialism | Language College |
| Location | Cheney Lane Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 7QH England |
| LEA | Oxfordshire |
| Students | 1470 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11 to 18 |
| Website | http://www.cheney.oxon.sch.uk/ |
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Cheney School is a UK secondary school located in Headington, Oxford, England.
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[edit] Current
Cheney is currently one of the largest state schools in Oxford, serving the Headington and East Oxford area. It is the destination for students from numerous primary schools across the city. It has recently become one of the higher achieving state schools in Oxford, along with The Cherwell School. The current headteacher is Mrs Kirby, who was selected following lengthy interviews in 2006. The previous headmaster was Mr Alan Lane, who retired at Christmas (2006) after 25 years service to the school.
[edit] History
The original foundation was around 1797. It then moved to New Inn Hall Street in 1901 under the name of Oxford Central Girls School. The building it occupied at that time is now part of St Peter's College of Oxford University. Eventually the school became Cheney Girls' School. The Junior Day Department of the Oxford Technical College eventually moved to the same site under the name Cheney School, a mixed secondary technical school. Together they were usually known as Cheney Mixed. In 1972 the two schools merged to form the new mixed comprehensive school, Cheney School. In 2003, Cheney School changed from being upper school, for children aged 13 to 18, to a secondary school serving children aged 11 to 18, in the two tier system.
[edit] Students
The school currently has around 1600 pupils aged 11–18.
[edit] Language College
When the UK government began awarding grants to schools specialising in areas of the curriculum, Cheney School decided to become a Language College. Using the grant money, they built a specialised language computer laboratory and added extra in-classroom IT equipment.
[edit] Notable former students
- Andy Bell - bass guitarist of Oasis
- Mark Gardener - guitarist of Ride
- Roy Thomason - former Conservative MP
- Clive Walker - footballer for Chelsea FC and Sunderland
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