Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
Voluntary aided secondary school in Basingstoke (Hampshire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Bishop Richard Challoner wrote that 'Sanctity (becoming a saint or being close to God) consists of doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.' Our mission is to prepare and enable our young people to live this out as a daily reality.
In order to carry out our Mission, we believe that we should aim to: In order to achieve this ethos within our school and the wider community that we serve, there are a number of values and principles which guide our actions in school. Principal among these is Love, as Christ commands us to 'Love God with all our heart, soul, strength and mind and our neighbour as ourselves.'
St Augustine also reminds us, 'Love and do what you will.' Our educated conscience perceives this love in harmony with and through the life and teaching of Christ, who in the beatitudes calls us to a blessed life which is our true vocation.
We are called in particular to witness this grace and decision through solidarity, faithfulness and integrity, dignity and compassion, humility and gentleness, truth and justice, forgiveness and mercy, purity and holiness, tolerance and peace, service and sacrifice.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Cooking
- Drama
Key facts
- URN
- 116478
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Constituency
- Basingstoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (7 current, 5 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Kieran Sidley Former | Chair of Governors | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Toby Thomas | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Rob Waugh-Bacchus | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Emma Allsopp | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Caroline Hartgill | Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Michael Whitty | Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Roger Poole | Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2016 · until 2028 |
| Mr John Wright | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2015 |
| Mrs Clare Megan Former | Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Fr John Lee Former | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Alison Mackay Former | Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr David Letherby Former | Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2017 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record