Bridgewater High School (Warrington)

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Bridgewater High school is a state school located in Appleton, Warrington, Cheshire. It consists of the "Lower Site" where pupils aged between 11 and 14 attend, and the "Upper Site", which is for pupils between the ages of 14 and 18, with 16 to 18 being the Sixth Form. The school is a specialist Arts College and has also recently become specialised in Science and Maths. It consistently achieves good GCSE results, and came second in the Warrington League tables. The school also has an attached 6th Form, called Appleton College, which recently received the highest average A-Level results in Warrington. The current headmaster Mr. Christopher E. Marks has headed the school for 15 years, but as of September 2009 he has taken retirement. The new headtecher has not yet been decided, but current deputy head, Mr T. Long will be acting headteacher for the 2009 academic year.

Location
Bridgewater High School
Appleton Warrigton, Cheshire, WA4 3AE, United Kingdom
Information
Religion	None
Headteacher	Mr C Marks
Staff	120+ Staff
Students	1,200+
LEA	Warrington Borough Council
Average class size	28
Age	11 to 16
School type	Public Funding, Secondary School
Education System	GCSE
Hours in school day	6.5
Rival	Lymn High School
Sports	Rugby, Soccer, Tennis, Basketball, Hockey,Badminton, Netball
School Colour(s)	Blue and yellow
Yearbook	Published Each Year
Newspaper	The Bridge
Homepage	www.bridgewaterhigh.com

[edit] Location

The School is located in Warrington, in the North West of England. The "Lower Site", which consists of a main building containing the hall and sports hall and the humanities building where geography and history are taught, is located at the top of Hall Lane. The "Upper Site" consists of one main building which includes the "bunny garden", a small grassy courtyard inside the building, and is located on London Road adjacent to the Broomfields Leisure Centre.