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Salesian School (Chertsey)
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Salesian School is a split-site Roman Catholic Comprehensive
Secondary School in Chertsey
, Surrey
. The two sites were originally 2 single-sex education
Roman Catholic private school
s maintained by the Salesian Fathers
and Sisters
. The Salesian College at Highfield Road, founded in 1921, was for boys and the later Guildford Road school was for girls. In 1971 they merged to form one comprehensive school
but still maintained single-sex education on separate sites.
In 1983 it became a coeducation
al school with pupils located on sites according to their age or subject taught. As of 2008, however, Years 7 to 11 (aged 11–16 years) began to exclusively study at the larger Guildford Road, while the Sixth Form Centre (ages 16–18) remains at Highfield Road - the students currently following a two week timetable.
, the inspirational UNICEF worker assassinated while helping the poor of Somalia in 1993. He taught Physical Education at Salesian School from 1986-1988.
and Bugsy Malone
and producing two well-attended bi-annual community musical concerts. The school also has a positive record in national and regional contests, taking part in Young Enterprise
events as well as the Duke of Edinburgh Award
scheme.
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
Secondary School in Chertsey
Chertsey
Chertsey is a town in Surrey, England, on the River Thames and its tributary rivers such as the River Bourne. It can be accessed by road from junction 11 of the M25 London orbital motorway. It shares borders with Staines, Laleham, Shepperton, Addlestone, Woking, Thorpe and Egham...
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
. The two sites were originally 2 single-sex education
Single-sex education
Single-sex education, also known as single-gender education, is the practice of conducting education where male and female students attend separate classes or in separate buildings or schools. The practice was predominant before the mid-twentieth century, particularly in secondary education and...
Roman Catholic private school
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
s maintained by the Salesian Fathers
Salesians of Don Bosco
The Salesians of Don Bosco is a Roman Catholic religious order founded in the late nineteenth century by Saint John Bosco in an attempt, through works of charity, to care for the young and poor children of the industrial revolution...
and Sisters
Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco
The Salesian Sisters of St John Bosco or Daughters of Mary Help of Christians are the sister order of the Salesians of Don Bosco. They were founded by Saint Maria Mazzarello in 1872 to work alongside Saint John Bosco in his teaching projects in Turin and continue to be a teaching order worldwide.On...
. The Salesian College at Highfield Road, founded in 1921, was for boys and the later Guildford Road school was for girls. In 1971 they merged to form one comprehensive school
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
but still maintained single-sex education on separate sites.
In 1983 it became a coeducation
Coeducation
Mixed-sex education, also known as coeducation or co-education, is the integrated education of male and female persons in the same institution. It is the opposite of single-sex education...
al school with pupils located on sites according to their age or subject taught. As of 2008, however, Years 7 to 11 (aged 11–16 years) began to exclusively study at the larger Guildford Road, while the Sixth Form Centre (ages 16–18) remains at Highfield Road - the students currently following a two week timetable.
Staff
Father James Curran was Headteacher until 1967, followed by Father Edward O'Shea (1967–1977), Father John Gilheney (1977–1990), David Cleworth (1990–2005) and Eric Doherty (2005–2006). In September 2006, James Kibble took on the post of Headteacher. Currently, there are over 100 members of staff, either working as teachers, learning and teaching assistants or associate staff. One of the most famous former members of staff at Salesian School was Sean DevereuxSean Devereux
Sean Devereux was an English Salesian missionary and aid worker murdered in Kismayo, Somalia in 1993 while working for UNICEF...
, the inspirational UNICEF worker assassinated while helping the poor of Somalia in 1993. He taught Physical Education at Salesian School from 1986-1988.
Alumni
- John BoormanJohn BoormanJohn Boorman is a British filmmaker who is a long time resident of Ireland and is best known for his feature films such as Point Blank, Deliverance, Zardoz, Excalibur, The Emerald Forest, Hope and Glory, The General and The Tailor of Panama.-Early life:Boorman was born in Shepperton, Surrey,...
, British film director - Tim BrabantsTim BrabantsTim Brabants MBE is a British sprint kayaker who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won three medals with one gold and two bronzes .Brabants won the K-1 1000 m European championship at Szeged, Hungary in 2002, the first time a British paddler had...
, British World Champion Canoeist Olympic K1000 Gold Medallist - Terence Dackombe, actor (The Krays; Cockneys vs. Zombies), writer (Spitting Image)
- Tony DoyleTony Doyle (cyclist)Anthony Doyle MBE is an English former professional cyclist.-Biography:Doyle was world pursuit champion in 1980 and 1986. He was a professional between 1980 and 1995, riding for British teams....
, Cycling World Pursuit Champion 1980 & 1986 - Jean-Marie Carroll, musician (The Members)
- Andrew MackinlayAndrew MacKinlayAndrew Stuart MacKinlay is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Thurrock from 1992 until he stepped down at the 2010 general election.-Early life:...
, MP - Martin FreemanMartin FreemanMartin John C. Freeman is an English actor. He is known for his roles as John in Love Actually, Tim Canterbury in the BBC's Golden Globe-winning comedy The Office, Arthur Dent in the film adaptation of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Dr. John Watson in Sherlock and Mr. Madden...
, Actor - Ian SelleyIan SelleyIan Selley is an English footballer, who plays for Kingstonian.-Arsenal:Selley joined Arsenal in 1990 as a trainee and won a South East Counties League title medal and Floodlit Cup Winners medal in his first season. He made his first-team debut at the age of eighteen in a 1-0 defeat against...
, Arsenal FC 1992-1997 - Sir Kieran Prendergast, British diplomat
- Graham Wilmer, author and child welfare consultant
The Fusion Project
In 2004 the school commenced work on the first stage of the Fusion Project which ultimately aims to combine the two parts of the school onto a single site at Guildford Road. A new technology block, housing class rooms for Graphics, Food, Resistant Materials, Electronics and Textiles was finished in October of the same year. Further phases, which included an all-weather sports facility and a larger canteen at Guildford Road to accommodate the extra pupils have also been completed.Extra-Curricular activities
The school has built up a solid reputation in the performing arts in recent years, staging successful productions of Sweet CharitySweet Charity
Sweet Charity is a musical with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and book by Neil Simon. It was directed and choreographed for Broadway by Bob Fosse starring his wife and muse Gwen Verdon. It is based on Federico Fellini's screenplay for Nights of Cabiria...
and Bugsy Malone
Bugsy Malone
Bugsy Malone is a 1976 musical film, very loosely based on events in New York City in the Prohibition era, specifically the exploits of gangsters like Al Capone and Bugs Moran, as dramatized in cinema...
and producing two well-attended bi-annual community musical concerts. The school also has a positive record in national and regional contests, taking part in Young Enterprise
Young Enterprise
Young Enterprise is a not-for-profit business and enterprise education charity in the United Kingdom. It is made up of 12 regional organisations, each operating individually under a license agreement...
events as well as the Duke of Edinburgh Award
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award , is a programme of activities that can be undertaken by anyone aged 14 to 24, regardless of personal ability....
scheme.