Bishop Challoner School

Welcome to Bishop Challoner School. We are a highly successful and ambitious school, however, above all else Bishop Challoner is a warm and welcoming community where each member is embraced and encouraged to flourish and achieve.

We are immensely proud of Bishop Challoner and what we represent and stand for. We are committed to providing an environment in which all students are challenged to be the best they can be, and one in which pastoral care and wellbeing underpin academic and co-curricular excellence. This rings true in the school’s motto - ‘Dare to do your best’.

We believe in providing an education for life and we seek to ensure that the learning experience at our school blends the best of tradition with the exciting opportunities provided by developing new skills and aptitude for an ever-changing world. Learning how to learn is a key facet of our education philosophy and is an essential need for the twenty-first century.

We believe that a truly excellent school is about more than academic achievement alone: it is about developing a real passion for learning; a capacity for independent and critical thinking; self-awareness and resilience; self-confidence without arrogance and genuine interests that extend beyond the classroom walls.

At Bishop Challoner we focus on developing the whole person, aiming to ensure that each student leaves us ready for the challenges of life at university or the world of work, and understanding their responsibilities towards others.

We want our students to leave Bishop Challoner well equipped to engage positively with a rapidly changing world as accomplished problem solvers and confident individuals with a clear appreciation of and respect for the views and potential of others.

At Bishop Challoner we aim to:

• recognise each individual as a unique part of God's creation and respect the human dignity of all members of the community;
• encourage each pupil to achieve his or her full potential in all areas, including academic, creative, emotional and physical;
• celebrate and value personal success and achievement in all areas;
• provide a balanced curriculum which is responsive to and supportive of all needs and aspirations, fostering both intellectual curiosity and academic achievement;
• create a positive and supportive environment where high expectations are the norm;
• provide high quality teaching by well qualified staff in a disciplined working environment;
• develop a social conscience towards all members of society - locally, nationally and globally.

Mission Statement
Through faith and a broad education, Bishop Challoner School strives to develop and nurture each child’s unique talents.  To Live, Love and Learn like Christ and fulfil their true potential in an ever changing world.