creativity, service and leadership, beyond our gates, spreading the word and enabling the future. New Sixth Form Centre The School's brand new Sixth Form Centre open at CHS in September 2019. The ground floor consists two main spaces: a café and a sizeable common room. Upstairs is a large independent learning area, two separate spaces for small group working, a silent study room and a meeting room. The entire building is fully accessible for wheelchair users. Upper and Lower Sixth share the building's various spaces, encouraging mixing across the two year groups and helping to create a strong sense of cohesion, whilst the new facility features a vibrant cafe area as well as covered outdoor seating. Notable alumni Alumni of Cheadle Hulme School are known as "Old Waconians", a remnant of the original name of the school ("Warehousemen And Clerks"). Military Henry Probert (1926-2007), Director of Education, Royal Air Force, 1976–1978. Politics Chris Davies (born 1954), former Liberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament Alf Dubs, Baron Dubs (born 1932), Labour politician Billy Hughes (1914–1995), educationist and politician, Principal of Ruskin College, Oxford, 1950–1979 Stage, screen, radio, television and journalism Katie Derham (born 1970), ITV Evening News presenter Aimee Lou Wood (born 1995), actress Phoebe Dynevor (born 1995), actress Emily Fleeshman (born 1986), actress Richard Fleeshman (born 1989), actor Rosie Fleeshman (born 1992), actress Daniel Rigby actor and comedian, BAFTA award winner Nick Robinson (born 1963), former BBC political editor Miranda Sawyer (born 1967), journalist Sam Bloom (born 1981), actor, singer Music Gordon Crosse (born 1937), Composer Susan Bullock (born 1958), soprano Nile Marr (born 1992), guitarist Sciences Alex Stokes (1919–2003), biochemist, co-discoverer of the structure of DNA. Sport Alex Bruce (born 1984), footballer Bronte Law (born 1995), golfer Duncan Watmore (born 1994), Middlesbrough footballer Matt Winter (born 1993), cricketer Tyrese Campbell (born 1999), footballer Troy Lappalainen (born 1987), golfer Jonathon Billing (born 1987), cricketer Headteachers 1855–61 – Mr McDougall 1861–63 – Mr Henry Adkin 1863–64 – Mr Harrison 1865–66 – Mr Edward Eversden 1867–80 – Mr William Laurie 1880–84 – Mr Alfred Stone 1884–1906 – Mr George Board 1906–22 – Mr Robert Purdy 1922–54 – Mr T.T.R. Lockhart 1954–62 – Mr Douglas Whiting 1962–63 – Mr David Wilcox 1963–74 – Mr Leslie Johnston 1974–76 – Mr David Wilcox 1977–89 – Mr Colin Firth 1990–2000 – Mr Donald Wilkinson 2001 – Mr Andrew Chicken 2001–10 – Mr Paul Dixon 2011–18