Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy

Coordinates: 53°19′13″N 2°40′19″W / 53.3204°N 2.6720°W / 53.3204; -2.6720
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Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Address
Map
Barnfield Avenue

, ,
WA7 6EP

Coordinates53°19′13″N 2°40′19″W / 53.3204°N 2.6720°W / 53.3204; -2.6720
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoLatin: Lucere Aude, lit.'Dare to Shine'
Department for Education URN136185 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalKathryn Evans
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 19
Enrolment1011 as of January 2024
Capacity1250
Websiteormistonbolingbrokeacademy.co.uk

Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status in Runcorn, Cheshire.[1]

The school is named after Henry Bolingbroke, who became King Henry IV of England.[2] The school is sponsored by the Ormiston Academies Trust.

Brookvale Comprehensive School merged with Norton Priory School and was renamed Halton High School.[3] Halton was converted to academy status in September 2010 and was renamed Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy. Though it is no longer a community school directly administered by Halton Borough Council, Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy continues to coordinate with Halton Borough Council for admissions.[4]

In 2017, the school caused controversy when it banned a student, who had been undergoing cancer treatment, from attending prom due to her lack of school attendance.[5][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Official Website for Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy in Runcorn". Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Our History". Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  3. ^ Chronicle, Chester (26 July 2001). "Schools reflect as two become one". chesterchronicle. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Halton local authority scheme for the co-ordination of admission" (PDF). halton.gov.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Teen who has battled back from cancer banned from prom as she 'didn't come into school". Daily Mirror. 2 July 2017. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Teenager recovering from cancer banned from high school prom over lack of attendance". Independent.co.uk. 3 July 2017. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018.