Birchwood Community High School
{{Short description|Secondary school in Warrington, Cheshire, England}}
{{For|the secondary school in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire|Birchwood High School}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2015}}
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| name = Birchwood Community High School
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| coordinates = {{coord|53.4166|-2.52957|type:edu_region:GB_dim:100|format=dec|display=inline,title}}
| motto = Aspiration Knowledge Kindness
| established = {{Start date|1985}}
| closed =
| type = Academy
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| president =
| head_label = Headteacher
| head = Emma Mills
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| chair = Andrea Atherton
| address = Brock Road
Birchwood
| city = Warrington
| county = Cheshire
| country = England
| postcode = WA3 7PT
| dfeno = 877/4226
| urn = 139840
| ofsted = yes
| staff =
| capacity = 1130 Learners
| enrolment =
| gender = Coeducational
| lower_age = 11
| upper_age = 19
| houses = Fides
Libertas
Veneratio
Dedicatio
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| website = {{URL|http://www.birchwoodhigh.org}}
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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.birchwoodhigh.org/ |title=Birchwood Community High School |publisher=Birchwoodhigh.org |access-date=2014-07-03}}
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.birchwoodhigh.org/Content/Curriculum/Default.aspx?Section=148 |title=Curriculum |publisher=Birchwoodhigh.org |access-date=2014-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714164111/http://www.birchwoodhigh.org/Content/Curriculum/Default.aspx?Section=148 |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=dead }}
The school has four houses: Fides, Libertas, Veneratio and Dedicatio – the Latin names of the school's values of belief, independence, respect and commitment.{{cite web |url=https://www.birchwoodhigh.org/rewards/ |title=Rewards |publisher=Birchwoodhigh.org |access-date=2021-09-27}}
History
Birchwood Community High School was opened in September 1985. Birchwood has grown from 180 pupils and 14 staff in 1985 to 1016 pupils and over 200 staff in 2021.
Notable former pupils
- David Brooks, footballer{{Cite web |last=Turner |first=Matt |date=13 Oct 2021 |title=David Brooks: Cancer diagnosis for AFC Bournemouth midfielder |url=https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/19645188.david-brooks-cancer-diagnosis-afc-bournemouth-midfielder/ |access-date=14 Oct 2023 |website=Warrington Guardian}}
- Josh Brownhill, footballer{{Cite web |last=Turner |first=Matt |date=3 June 2016 |title=Former Birchwood Community High student Josh Brownhill completes move to Championship side Bristol City |url=https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sport/14535168.former-birchwood-community-high-student-josh-brownhill-completes-move-to-championship-side-bristol-city/ |access-date=14 Oct 2023 |website=Warrington Guardian}}
- James Chester, footballer{{Cite web |date=21 July 2016 |title=Wales star James Chester makes surprise visit to his old school |url=https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/14634440.wales-star-james-chester-makes-surprise-visit-to-his-old-school/ |access-date=14 Oct 2023 |website=Warrington Guardian}}{{Cite web |title=James Chester returns to his roots to open refurbished 3G pitch at Birchwood Community High School |url=https://footballfoundation.org.uk/news/james-chester-returns-to-his-roots-to-open-refurbished-3g-pitch-at-birchwood-community-high-school |access-date=14 October 2023 |website=Football Foundation}}
- Brianna Ghey, murder victim{{cite web |url=https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/23317447.birchwood-high-school-pays-tribute-pupil-brianna-ghey/ |title=Birchwood High school pays tribute to pupil Brianna Ghey |last=Barnes |first=Jessica |date=February 13, 2023 |website=Warrington Guardian |access-date=February 13, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/my-heart-breaking-tributes-brianna-26222137 |title='My heart is breaking': Tributes to Brianna Ghey posted to teen's TikTok |last=Holmes |first=Wesley |date=February 13, 2023 |website=Liverpool Echo |access-date=February 13, 2023}}
- Stephen Jordan, footballer{{Cite web |title=Our new artwork has gone down a storm! |url=https://www.birchwoodhigh.org/week-commencing-4-may/ |access-date=14 Oct 2023 |website=Birchwood Community High School}}
- George Sampson, actor and dancer{{Cite web |last=Dean |first=Lois |date=4 June 2022 |title=George Sampson: Warrington's last Britain's Got Talent winner |url=https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/20187401.george-sampson-warringtons-last-britains-got-talent-winner/ |access-date=14 Oct 2023 |website=Warrington Guardian}}{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Anita |last2=Diogo Mateus |first2=Sofia |date=3 June 2008 |title=Britain's Got Talent winner George Sampson's life after victory |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/2071083/Britains-Got-Talent-winner-George-Sampsons-life-after-victory.html |access-date=14 Oct 2023 |website=The Telegraph}}
- Jordan Thorniley, footballer{{Cite web |last=Skentelbery |first=Gary |date=16 February 2018 |title=Footballer Thorniley follows in rugby dad’s sporting footsteps |url=https://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/2018/02/16/footballer-thorniley-follows-in-rugby-dads-sporting-footsteps/ |access-date=14 Oct 2023 |website=Warrington Worldwide}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.birchwoodhigh.org/ Birchwood Community High School official website]
{{Schools in Cheshire}}
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Category:Secondary schools in Warrington
Category:Academies in Warrington