Birchwood Community High School

Birchwood Community High School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in the Birchwood area of Warrington in the English county of Cheshire.[1]

Birchwood Community High School
Address
Brock Road
Birchwood

, ,
WA3 7PT

Coordinates53.4166°N 2.52957°W / 53.4166; -2.52957
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoAspiration Knowledge Kindness
Established1985 (1985)
Department for Education URN139840 Tables
OfstedReports
ChairAndrea Atherton
HeadteacherEmma Mills
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 19
Capacity1130 Learners
PublicationBirchwood Update
Websitehttp://www.birchwoodhigh.org/

Previously a community school administered by Warrington Borough Council, Birchwood Community High School converted to academy status on 1 July 2013. However, the school continues to coordinate with Warrington Borough Council regarding its admissions.

Birchwood Community High School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form (named Birchwood College) have the option to study from a range of A-levels and further BTECs.[2]

Notable former pupils

  • George Sampson Britain's Got Talent Champion 2008, Actor in various shows
  • Josh Brownhill Footballer - formerly of Preston North End and Bristol City, currently playing for Burnley
  • Joseph Ryan Rugby league player - currently playing for Warrington Wolves
  • James Chester Footballer - formerly of Manchester United, Hull City, West Bromwich Albion, currently at Aston Villa (on loan at Stoke City)

References

  1. "Birchwood Community High School". Birchwoodhigh.org. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  2. "Curriculum". Birchwoodhigh.org. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.


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