Blacon High School

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| type = Foundation school

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| head_label = Headteacher

| head = Rachel Hudson

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| address = Melbourne Road

| city = Blacon

| county = Cheshire

| country = England

| postcode = CH1 5JH

| local_authority = Cheshire West and Chester

| specialist = Sports

| urn = 111396

| ofsted = yes

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| enrolment = 682 {{As of|2023|01|lc=on}}

| gender = Coeducational

| lower_age = 11

| upper_age = 16

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| website = http://www.blaconhighschool.net/

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Blacon High School, officially Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College, is a coeducational secondary school located in Blacon in the English county of Cheshire.{{cite web|url=http://www.blaconhighschool.net/|title=Blacon High School|work=blaconhighschool.net}}

As a foundation school, Blacon is administered by Cheshire West and Chester Council.{{cite web|title=Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College|url=https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/111396|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919134013/https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/111396 |archive-date=2020-09-19 }}

Blacon High School offers GCSEs, BTECs and Cambridge Nationals as programmes of study for pupils. There are also some vocational courses available.{{cite web|url=https://www.blaconhighschool.net/page/?title=Curriculum+Plus&pid=59 |title=Curriculum Plus |publisher=Blacon High School |date= |accessdate=2023-01-05}}

History

The school moved into a new building in 2016 as part of the Priority Schools Building Programme.{{cite web |title=Headteacher's Welcome - Blacon High School |url=http://www.blaconhighschool.net/about-us/sue-yates-welcome/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402094815/http://www.blaconhighschool.net/about-us/sue-yates-welcome/ |archive-date=2015-04-02 |access-date=2014-06-20 |work=blaconhighschool.net}}

In January 2025, the school closed temporarily after being the victim of a ransomware attack.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-19 |title=Blacon High School forced to close after 'ransomware attack' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly78pqy02eo |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}

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