Birchwood Community High School Explained

Birchwood Community High School
Coordinates:	53.4166°N -2.5296°W
Motto:	Aspiration Knowledge Kindness
Type:	Academy
Head Label:	Headteacher
Head:	Emma Mills
Chair:	Andrea Atherton
Address:	Brock Road Birchwood
City:	Warrington
County:	Cheshire
Country:	England
Postcode:	WA3 7PT
Dfeno:	877/4226
Urn:	139840
Ofsted:	yes
Capacity:	1130 Learners
Gender:	Coeducational
Lower Age:	11
Upper Age:	19
Houses:	Fides Libertas Veneratio Dedicatio

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]

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]

External links

• Birchwood Community High School official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Birchwood Community High School . Birchwoodhigh.org . 2014-07-03.
2. Web site: Curriculum . Birchwoodhigh.org . 2014-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714164111/http://www.birchwoodhigh.org/Content/Curriculum/Default.aspx?Section=148 . 14 July 2014 . dead .
3. Web site: Rewards . Birchwoodhigh.org . 2021-09-27.
4. Web site: Turner . Matt . 13 Oct 2021 . David Brooks: Cancer diagnosis for AFC Bournemouth midfielder . 14 Oct 2023 . Warrington Guardian.
5. Web site: Turner . Matt . 3 June 2016 . Former Birchwood Community High student Josh Brownhill completes move to Championship side Bristol City . 14 Oct 2023 . Warrington Guardian.
6. Web site: 21 July 2016 . Wales star James Chester makes surprise visit to his old school . 14 Oct 2023 . Warrington Guardian.
7. Web site: James Chester returns to his roots to open refurbished 3G pitch at Birchwood Community High School . 14 October 2023 . Football Foundation.
8. Web site: Birchwood High school pays tribute to pupil Brianna Ghey . Barnes . Jessica . February 13, 2023 . . February 13, 2023.
9. Web site: 'My heart is breaking': Tributes to Brianna Ghey posted to teen's TikTok . Holmes . Wesley . February 13, 2023 . . February 13, 2023.
10. Web site: Our new artwork has gone down a storm! . 14 Oct 2023 . Birchwood Community High School.
11. Web site: Dean . Lois . 4 June 2022 . George Sampson: Warrington's last Britain's Got Talent winner . 14 Oct 2023 . Warrington Guardian.
12. Web site: Singh . Anita . Diogo Mateus . Sofia . 3 June 2008 . Britain's Got Talent winner George Sampson's life after victory . 14 Oct 2023 . The Telegraph.
13. Web site: Skentelbery . Gary . 16 February 2018 . Footballer Thorniley follows in rugby dad’s sporting footsteps . 14 Oct 2023 . Warrington Worldwide.