Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Academy in Runcorn, Cheshire, England
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Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status in Runcorn, Cheshire.[1]
| Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy | |
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Barnfield Avenue , , WA7 6EP England 53.3204°N 2.6720°W | |
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| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Latin: Lucere Aude, lit. 'Dare to Shine' |
| Trust | Ormiston Academies Trust |
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| Ofsted | Reports |
Principal | Kathryn Evans |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 19 |
| Enrolment | 1011 as of January 2024[update] |
| Capacity | 1250 |
| Website | ormistonbolingbrokeacademy |
The school is named after Henry Bolingbroke, who became King Henry IV of England.[2] The school is sponsored by the Ormiston Academies Trust.
History
There was a fire on Tuesday 11 October 1983, in the early morning, at the Brookvale school.[3] 100 firemen, 15 fire engines, from as far as Crewe and Nantwich, attended. It took three and a half hours to put out the fire. It destroyed 20 classrooms including science labs, and cost £2m.[4]
Formation
Brookvale Comprehensive School merged with Norton Priory School and was renamed Halton High School.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7]
