Salesian School, Chertsey
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| Motto | Enlightening minds, uplifting hearts |
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| Established | 1921 (As Salesian College) |
| Type | Academy |
| Headteacher | James Kibble |
| Chaplain | Fr Marco Villani |
| Deputy | Mr Andrew Clarke |
| Founders | Salesian Brothers |
| Location |
Guildford Road / Highfield Road Chertsey Surrey KT16 9LU / KT16 8BX England 51°22′54″N 0°31′07″W / 51.3816°N 0.5185°WCoordinates: 51°22′54″N 0°31′07″W / 51.3816°N 0.5185°W |
| Local authority | Surrey County Council |
| DfE number | 936/5412 |
| DfE URN | 125312 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | >100 |
| Students | 1500 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Rinaldi, Rua, Savio, Zatti |
| Website | www.salesian.surrey.sch.uk |
Salesian School is a split-site Roman Catholic Comprehensive Secondary School in Chertsey, Surrey. The two sites were originally a pair of single-sex education Roman Catholic private schools 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 1981 it became a coeducational school with pupils located on sites according to their age or subject taught. As of 2009, 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.
Father James Curran was Headmaster until 1963, followed by Father Vincent Ford (1964-1967), 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 Head teacher. 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 Devereux, the inspirational UNICEF worker assassinated while helping the poor of Somalia in 1993, who taught Physical Education at Salesian School from 1986-1988.
Following a two-day inspection in early September, on October 4, 2013 OFSTED published its most recent report on the school, declaring it to be outstanding in all four categories of inspection.
Salesian has a track record of supporting other schools in difficulty.
From December 2010-August 2011, head teacher James Kibble worked as Interim Executive Head for St John Bosco College, London, while overseeing the winding down of two schools: Salesian College (London) and John Paul II School in Wimbledon. In this capacity he worked with a range of stakeholders and appointed the new school's first head teacher. In March 2013, an Ofsted inspection judged the new school to be Good.
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