Education

NEWS FLASH

Warrington LEA looking to change the admission policy for Bridgewater High School

Warrington Borough Council has published a proposal to terminate the primary school partnership between Daresbury and Moore primary schools and Bridgewater High School. This would mean that any children attending either of the primary schools would find it more difficult to gain a place at Bridgewater from 2012 onwards. This proposal comes from Warrington Local Education Authority and does not originate from Bridgewater High School. The governing bodies of both Daresbury and Moore Primary Schools are objecting to this proposal.

This proposal is one of many changes that Warrington is currently consulting on and the closing date for comments is 28^th February 2011. Whilst the document is on Warrington Borough Council’s web site, it has not been posted on their list of consultation documents and as such is difficult to find.

The full document can be found at

http://www.warrington.gov.uk/content_documents/Documents/Schools-general/ADMISSION_ARRANGEMENTS_FOR_NURSERYPRIMARY_AND_SECONDARY_SCHOOLS_2012-13_-_final.pdf

and is 8 pages long; the relevant section is 5.3 on page 3. If you wish to object, you need to write to:

Margaret Lythgoe

Warrington Borough Council

Children & Young People’s Services

Access Team

New Town House

Buttermarket Street

Warrington WA1 2NJ

The Parish Council have alerted our MP, Graham Evans to the issues of education faced by the parish and he has agreed to support our objection to these proposals, but it is important that individuals raise their objections as well.

Preston Brook Parish Council

Preston Brook Pre-School

Preston Brook Pre-School caters for children from two years six months, with sessions lasting two and a half hours every week day morning at Preston Brook Village Hall.

Find out further information here.

Educational Services

Although Preston Brook is in Halton, it borders onto the boroughs of Vale Royal (district of Cheshire) and Warrington. This means that there is the opportunity for children to be educated through:

Halton Education

Warrington Education

Vale Royal Education

Local Primary Schools

Daresbury Primary School, Daresbury

Aston by Sutton Primary School, Aston

Local Secondary Schools

Bridgewater High School, Warrington

Helsby High School, Helsby

Weaverham High School, Northwich

Thomas Boteler High School, Warrington

Local Sixth Forms

Priestley Sixth Form College, Warrington

Sir John Deane's College, Northwich

Appleton College, Warrington

Riverside College, Halton