Chenderit School

Chenderit School
Motto Aim High
Established 1979
Type Academy
Religion All
Headteacher Jane Rouchelle Towle
Location Archery Road
Middleton Cheney
Banbury
Oxfordshire
OX17 2QR
 England
Coordinates: 52°04′38″N 1°16′06″W / 52.07725°N 1.26836°W / 52.07725; -1.26836
Local authority Northamptonshire
DfE URN 137878
Students 1100
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11–18
Colours Red, white and black
Website Chenderit School home page

Chenderit School is a mixed 11–18 secondary school with specialist school status in the visual arts, located in Middleton Cheney near Northampton. Chenderit School was opened in 1979 on fields, which it is said were formerly used for archery practice. The name 'Chenderit' is an adaptation of a medieval name for Middleton Cheney.

Since the school was opened there have been significant changes both in the local area and in terms of the school itself. The school has had a history of being significantly oversubscribed in that it attracts students not only from within its catchment area. There are now over 1100 students who attend Chenderit School. In August 2012 the school became an academy.

The Michael Heseltine Gallery

It has an attached Art Gallery that has constant exhibition that changes every term. The gallery holds many different forms of art such as painting, drawing, textiles, photography and sculpture. The Gallery is named after politician, Michael Heseltine.

This is a purpose built gallery which opened in September 2003 and is constructed at the entrance to the school. It is made from glass and galvanised steel with cedar panelling and is used for a range of exhibitions by contemporary artists, craftspeople, and photographers during school terms. Private individuals, artists or art societies can book the gallery space for their own exhibitions during school holidays. Talks by the exhibiting artists are also available.

Chenderit Sixth Form

Chenderit School currently has approximately 270 sixth form students on roll. The current director of Post 16 Learning is Lisa Pearson.

The range of subjects which can be taken:

Alumni

• #LobsterBoy [Professional lobster][Twitter fame]

External links

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