The Chantry School is a mixed gender

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with academy status located in

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, England. The school has about 700 students on roll who come mainly from small villages around the edge of

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, The school has a

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specialism.

History

The Chantry High school was established in 1963, moving from its former early 19th century building across the road. The name changed to the Chantry School after becoming an academy in 2012. In 2007 there was a notable case where a past instructor "Ian Wood" was found guilty of possession of two indecent images of children on his computer and a short clip of a child rape. A July 2009 Ofsted report awarded the school a Grade 1 (Outstanding). The Chantry School was named in

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's top 20 state schools guide for 2018.

Notable alumni

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(b. 1956), food writer and broadcaster. *

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(b. 1983), rugby player. He only attended Chantry High School from 1995 to 1998 before leaving to attend

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References

External links

The Chantry School website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chantry School Secondary schools in Worcestershire Educational institutions established in 1963 1963 establishments in England Academies in Worcestershire