Beamont Collegiate Academy (formerly William Beamont Community High School) is a mixed

secondary school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' secondary education, lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) ...

in the Orford area of

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, England. The school is named after

William Beamont William Beamont (1797–1889) was an English solicitor and local philanthropist. He lived in the town of Warrington, in the north-west of England. Life Beamont was the first mayor of Warrington after its incorporation as a municipal borou ...

, a Victorian philanthropist and the first

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. Previously a community school administered by

Warrington Borough Council Warrington Borough Council is the local authority of Warrington, Cheshire, England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. It provides a full range of local government services in ...

, William Beamont Community High School converted to academy status in 2013 and was renamed Beamont Collegiate Academy. The school is now sponsored by

Warrington Collegiate Warrington and Vale Royal College, previously known as Warrington Collegiate, is a vocational learning provider in Warrington and Winsford, Cheshire for people aged 16–19, as well as courses aimed at adult learners. The college mainly offers voc ...

, however the school continues to coordinate with Warrington Borough Council regarding its admissions. The school moved into a new building in 2016, funded by the Government's Priority Schools Building Programme, on the same site and constructed by

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, current

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midfielder, attended the school.

References

External links

Beamont Collegiate Academy official website
Secondary schools in Warrington Academies in Warrington {{Cheshire-school-stub