Bishop Challoner Catholic College
Bishop Challoner Catholic College is a Roman Catholic secondary school in the Kings Heath area of Birmingham, England. The school has a roll of 1,152 students, including 212 sixth form students. More than the national average are entitled to free school meals. The school has Sports College and Science College status as well as being a recognised DfES Training School. It is a member of the Specialist Schools Trust. History Opened in 1953, it was the first Catholic secondary school in Birmingham. In 2000, the school was awarded Sports College status. In May 2002, the Science Department was granted lead department status and was awarded Science specialism status in 2005. The school was named in July 2019 as a computing hub for the National Centre for Computing Education. the school encountered some controversy in 2022 after being accused of racial discrimination concerning its hair policy Arts For the second time, the school has received a Government School Achievement Award for examination results, the National Curriculum Award and Artsmark Gold for the provision of drama, music, dance, art and performance in the school. The school's production of West Side Story, Beauty and the Beast, Big the Musical and We Will Rock