Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge (formerly Chiltern Edge Community School) is a
coeducational
Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education, or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where males and females are educated together. Whereas single-sex education was more common up to ...
secondary school located in
Sonning Common
Sonning Common is a village and civil parish in a relatively flat, former common land part of the Chiltern Hills in South Oxfordshire, centred west south-west of Henley-on-Thames and north of Reading.
History
During the English Civil Wa ...
,
Oxfordshire, England.
Students come from
Caversham,
Emmer Green
Emmer Green is the northernmost suburb of Reading in the English county of Berkshire within the unitary authority, centred north of the town. Having most of its own commerce, sport and other amenities, Emmer Green has an arbitrary divide with ...
,
Sonning Common
Sonning Common is a village and civil parish in a relatively flat, former common land part of the Chiltern Hills in South Oxfordshire, centred west south-west of Henley-on-Thames and north of Reading.
History
During the English Civil Wa ...
,
Henley on Thames
Henley-on-Thames ( ) is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England, northeast of Reading, west of Maidenhead, southeast of Oxford and west of London (by road), near the tripoint of Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Bucking ...
,
Shiplake
Shiplake consists of three settlements: Shiplake, Shiplake Cross and Lower Shiplake. Together these villages form a civil parish situated beside the River Thames south of Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. The river forms the parish bounda ...
and other nearby areas in both Oxfordshire and
Berkshire.
Previously a
community school and
Language College
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administered by
Oxfordshire County Council, in August 2018 Chiltern Edge Community School converted to
academy status and was renamed Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge. The school is now sponsored by the Maiden Erlegh Trust.
Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge is also the location of the secondary department of
Bishopswood School.
Notable alumni
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Fran Kirby
Francesca "Fran" Kirby (born 29 June 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chelsea and the England national team. She began her career with hometown club Reading before moving to Chelsea in July 20 ...
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England
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football player.
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Natalie Dormer
Natalie Dormer (born 11 February 1982)[David Arch
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- pianist, conductor, arranger and composer.
References
Secondary schools in Oxfordshire
Academies in Oxfordshire
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