Belmont Community School

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Belmont Community School
Motto	Learn, Progress, Achieve Together
Established	1880
Type	Community Secondary
Religion	Mixed
Headteacher	Judith Wilkinson
Deputy Head	Veronica Waldie and Dan Brinton
Specialism	all round school ( mostly performing arts )
Location	Buckinghamshire Road Belmont County Durham DH1 2QP England, United Kingdom Coordinates: 54°47′08″N 1°31′44″W / 54.7856°N 1.5289°W / 54.7856; -1.5289
Local authority	Durham
DfE URN	114308 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Capacity	820
Students	725
Gender	Mixed
Ages	11–16
Website	www.belmontschool.org.uk

Belmont Community School (formerly known as Belmont School Community Arts College) is a comprehensive school in Belmont, County Durham, England.

The school was awarded Arts College specialist-school status in 2006 however, this was unlikely to continue, due to unsatisfactory events and the school returned to its original community college status in late 2011.

Belmont School turned to Belmont Community Arts College from Belmont Comprehensive School in 2006, when the new performing arts building was built.

The school allows year 7s, 8s, 9s, 10s and 11s to use the facilities of the performing arts.

History

The school was built in 1960s and has recently had a new £500,000 performing arts block added onto the campus. This block includes a professional dance, drama and music studio along with state-of-the-art recording equipment.

In 2009–2010, the school was almost going to be shut down due to debates in the council. From this happening a new academy was going to be built on the same campus, merging Gilesgate school with Belmont.

Name change, commencing in the 2011/2012 academic year.

Uniform change,commencing in the 2011/2012 academic year.

References

External links

www.belmontschool.org.uk, the school's official website

v t e Schools in County Durham

Primary	Fens Primary School Heighington CE Primary School Vane Road Primary School

Secondary	Belmont Community School Bishop Barrington School Carmel College, A Catholic Academy Consett Academy Darlington School of Maths and Science Durham Community Business College Durham Johnston Comprehensive School Easington Academy Egglescliffe School English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College Ferryhill Business and Enterprise College Framwellgate School Durham Fyndoune Community College Greenfield School Community and Arts College High Tunstall College of Science Hummersknott Academy Hurworth School King James I Academy Manor College of Technology North Durham Academy Park View School Parkside Academy Roseberry College St Aidan's CE Academy St Bede's RC School Lanchester St Bede's RC School Peterlee St John's Catholic School St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham Seaham School of Technology Sedgefield Community College Shotton Hall Academy Tanfield School Teesdale School Woodham Academy Wolsingham Community College

Independent	Barnard Castle School Chorister School Durham High School for Girls Durham School Polam Hall

Further Education	East Durham College Technical Academy Darlington College Durham Studio Sixth Form Hartlepool College of Further Education Hartlepool Sixth Form College Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College

Defunct	Hurworth House School St Francis RC Grammar School

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