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Cheney School, Oxford

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Cheney School details

Address:

Cheney School
Cheney Lane, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX3 7QH

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Exam data

Authority:

Oxfordshire

Type:

Community

Admissions:

Comprehensive

Gender of entry:

Mixed

Age range:

11-18

Number of students:

1,442

Gender of sixth form:

Mixed

Last inspection:

November 2002. Read the full inspection report.

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General information

Background: Cheney School was formed in 1972 by the amalgamation of grammar and technical schools. The school overlooks Oxford from the top of Headington Hill. The school shares a floodlit artificial pitch with the adjacent Oxford Brookes University. It has a wide variety of extra-curricular activities including sailing at Farmoor, work placements, and a triennial sponsored walk. It has a wide range of clubs including aerobics, athletics, basketball, cricket, dance, football, netball, rounders, tennis, trampoline and fishing. The school curriculum covers the following subjects: art and design, biology, business studies, chemistry, design and technology, economics, English, geography, history. The school aims to provide a happy, safe and secure environment.

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