Bishop Challoner RC School

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Bishop Challoner RC School
Motto Laus Deo (Praise God)
Established 1953
Type Voluntary-aided, comprehensive[1]
Religious affiliation Roman Catholic
Headteacher Maire Symons
Specialism Sports College, Training School and Science College
Location Institute Road,
Kings Heath
Birmingham
West Midlands
B14 7EG
England
LEA Birmingham
Ofsted number 103560
Staff 90
Students 1,152
Gender Co-educational
Ages 11 to 18
Website www.bishopchalloner.org.uk/

Bishop Challoner RC School is a Roman Catholic secondary school in the Kings Heath area of Birmingham, England. The school has a roll of 1,152 students, including 212 sixth form students, and 90 staff. One-third of pupils are identified as being from ethnic minority backgrounds and more than the national average are entitled to free school meals.[1] The school has Sports College and Science College status as well as being a recognised DfES Training School. It is a member of the Specialist Schools Trust.

Opened in 1953, it was the first mixed Catholic secondary school in Birmingham.[2] In 2000, the school was awarded Sports College status.[3] In May 2002, the Science Department was granted lead department status and was awarded Science specialism status in 2005.[4] For the second consecutive year the school has received a Government School Achievement Award for examination results, the National Curriculum Award and Artsmark Gold for the provision of drama, music, dance, art and performance in the school. The school's production of Beauty and the Beast won the Columba Trophy for the best school production in Birmingham.[5]

The school has improved enormously since 1998 when 37% of pupils received 5 or more A*-C grades at GCSE. In 2003, this figure had rose to 76% and in 2004, 85% of pupils received 5 or more A*-C grades.[3]

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  1. ^ a b David Halpin (2003). Hope and Education: The Role of the Utopian Imagination. Routledge, 78-79. ISBN 0415233682. 
  2. ^ School Information. Bishop Challoner Roman Catholic School. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  3. ^ a b Stationery Office Staff, Great Britain Dept. of Health (2004). Choosing Health: Making Healthy Choices Easier. The Stationery Office, 63. ISBN 010163742X. 
  4. ^ Science College. Bishop Challoner Roman Catholic School. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  5. ^ Creative Arts. Bishop Challoner Roman Catholic School. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.