Beamont Collegiate Academy

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Beamont Collegiate Academy
Address
Beamont Collegiate Academy
Long Lane
Orford

, ,
WA2 8PX

England
Coordinates 53°24′26″N2°35′18″W / 53.40735°N 2.58827°W / 53.40735; -2.58827
Information
Type Academy
Department for Education URN 139196 Tables
Ofsted Reports
PrincipalN/A
Gender Mixed
Age11to 16
Enrolment766- as of January 2015
Website bca.warrington.ac.uk

Beamont Collegiate Academy (formerly William Beamont Community High School) is a mixed secondary school in the Orford area of Warrington, Cheshire, England. [1] The school is named after William Beamont, a Victorian philanthropist and the first mayor of Warrington.

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Previously a community school administered by Warrington Borough Council, William Beamont Community High School converted to academy status in 2013 and was renamed Beamont Collegiate Academy. The school was previously sponsored by Warrington Collegiate, [2] but was a founding member of the Challenge Academy Trust in 2016.

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 Wates Group. [3]

On the 21 May 2025, Gareth Harris stepped down from his role as principal. [4]

Notable attendees

Former Manchester United footballer, Jesse Lingard, attended the school. [5]

References

  1. "Beamont Collegiate Academy". Bca.warrington.ac.uk. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  2. "Our Sponsor | Beamont Collegiate Academy". Bca.warrington.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  3. "New Build | Beamont Collegiate Academy". Bca.warrington.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  4. Harris, Gareth (21 May 2025). "Letter to Parents & Carers – Principals Departure – Beamont Collegiate Academy" . Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  5. Flanagan, Chris. "Jesse's England chance". This Is Cheshire. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2025.