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Birchwood Community High School
File:Birchwood Community High School logo, 2015.jpeg
Address
Map
Brock Road
Birchwood

, ,
WA3 7PT

Information
TypeAcademy
Established1985 (1985)
Department for Education URN139840 Tables
OfstedReports
ChairAndrea Atherton
HeadteacherMoira Bryan
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 19
Capacity1130 Learners
PublicationBirchwood Update
Websitehttp://www.birchwoodhigh.org/

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]

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, currently playing for Bristol City
  • Joseph Ryan Rugby league player - currently playing for Warrington Wolves

References

  1. ^ "Birchwood Community High School". Birchwoodhigh.org. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Curriculum". Birchwoodhigh.org. Retrieved 3 July 2014.