Birchwood Community High School

For the secondary school in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, see Birchwood 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 Warrington , Cheshire , WA3 7PT England
Coordinates	53.4166°N 2.52957°W / 53.4166; -2.52957
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Aspiration Knowledge Kindness
Established	1985 (1985)
Department for Education URN	139840 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair	Andrea Atherton
Headteacher	Emma Mills
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 19
Capacity	1130 Learners
Houses	Fides Libertas Veneratio Dedicatio
Website	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]

The school has four houses: Fides, Libertas, Veneratio and Dedicatio – the Latin names of the school's values of belief, independence, respect and commitment.^[3]

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^[4]
• Josh Brownhill, footballer^[5]
• James Chester, footballer^[6][7]
• Brianna Ghey, murder victim^[8][9]
• Stephen Jordan, footballer^[10]
• George Sampson, actor and dancer^[11][12]
• Jordan Thorniley, footballer^[13]

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.
3. "Rewards". Birchwoodhigh.org. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
4. Turner, Matt (13 October 2021). "David Brooks: Cancer diagnosis for AFC Bournemouth midfielder". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
5. Turner, Matt (3 June 2016). "Former Birchwood Community High student Josh Brownhill completes move to Championship side Bristol City". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
6. "Wales star James Chester makes surprise visit to his old school". Warrington Guardian. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
7. "James Chester returns to his roots to open refurbished 3G pitch at Birchwood Community High School". Football Foundation. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
8. Barnes, Jessica (13 February 2023). "Birchwood High school pays tribute to pupil Brianna Ghey". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
9. Holmes, Wesley (13 February 2023). "'My heart is breaking': Tributes to Brianna Ghey posted to teen's TikTok". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
10. "Our new artwork has gone down a storm!". Birchwood Community High School. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
11. Dean, Lois (4 June 2022). "George Sampson: Warrington's last Britain's Got Talent winner". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
12. Singh, Anita; Diogo Mateus, Sofia (3 June 2008). "Britain's Got Talent winner George Sampson's life after victory". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
13. Skentelbery, Gary (16 February 2018). "Footballer Thorniley follows in rugby dad's sporting footsteps". Warrington Worldwide. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

External links

• Birchwood Community High School official website