[9] It has academy status[1][9] and is in Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England.

The Headmasters of the school since its founding in 1959 are:[3] The Richard Challoner Studio Theatre was officially opened by the Hungarian Ambassador in 2008.

[15] Various productions were first performed there, including Oliver,[16] The Government Inspector, Antigone, Robin Hood, Sherlock Holmes: And the Pearls of Death, Chaplin: The Early Years and Romeo and Juliet, and then performed, on tour, in various theatres in Hungary, such as the Kolibri Theatre in Budapest.

[17] Many of the plays are written by drama teacher Mr. Neil Zoladkiewicz, who retired at the end of the 2016–17 school year.

The most recent was A Slice Of Saturday Night in 2017,[20] with the previous performance of Grease Lightning[21] having happened in partnership with Willson Academy of Performing Arts in 2016.