Blacon High School

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Blacon High School
Blacon High School Logo.png
Address
Blacon High School
Melbourne Road

, ,
CH1 5JH

England
Coordinates 53°12′12″N2°56′09″W / 53.20343°N 2.93577°W / 53.20343; -2.93577
Information
Type Foundation school
Local authority Cheshire West and Chester
Specialist Sports
Department for Education URN 111396 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherRachel Hudson
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 16
Enrolment682 as of January 2023
Website http://www.blaconhighschool.net/

Blacon High School, officially Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College, is a coeducational secondary school located in Blacon in the English county of Cheshire. [1]

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As a foundation school, Blacon is administered by Cheshire West and Chester Council. [2]

Blacon High School offers GCSEs, BTECs and Cambridge Nationals as programmes of study for pupils. There are also some vocational courses available. [3]

History

The school moved into a new building in 2016 as part of the Priority Schools Building Programme. [4]

In January 2025, the school closed temporarily after being the victim of a ransomware attack. [5]

References

  1. "Blacon High School". blaconhighschool.net.
  2. "Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College". Archived from the original on 19 September 2020.
  3. "Curriculum Plus". Blacon High School. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  4. "Headteacher's Welcome - Blacon High School". blaconhighschool.net. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  5. "Blacon High School forced to close after 'ransomware attack'". BBC News. 19 January 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.