University Academy Warrington

University Academy Warrington
Established	1970's
Type	Academy
Principal	Mrs. M. Barclay.
Location	Insall Road Padgate Warrington Cheshire WA2 0LN England Coordinates: 53°24′40″N 2°33′36″W / 53.411°N 2.560°W / 53.411; -2.560
DfE number	877/4001
DfE URN	139072 Tables
Ofsted	Reports Pre-academy reports
Students	1200+
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11–18
Website	www.uawarrington.org

University Academy Warrington is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in the Padgate area of Warrington in the English county of Cheshire.^[1]

It was first known as Padgate Community High School and then became Lysander Community High School. The school converted to academy status on 1 January 2013 and was renamed University Academy Warrington. Previously it was a community school under the direct control of Warrington Borough Council. The school continues to coordinate with Warrington Borough Council for admissions.

The school is sponsored by the University of Chester under the University of Chester Academies Trust.^[2]

Notable former pupils

Chris Evans - radio and television presenter^[3]
Kerry Katona - reality television personality

Andrew "Foxy" Fox- Northerner and flat cap wearer

References

↑ "University Academy Warrington - Home". Uawarrington.org. 2013-06-14. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
↑ "University of Chester Academies Trust - Home". Ucat.chester.ac.uk. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
↑ Lister, David (2001-04-14). "Chris Evans: The star who fell to earth". The Independent. Retrieved 2008-05-23.

External links

University Academy Warrington official website

Schools in Cheshire

Primary

Secondary

Cheshire East	All Hallows RC College Alsager School Brine Leas School Congleton High School Eaton Bank Academy The Fallibroome Academy Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School Knutsford Academy The Macclesfield Academy Malbank School Middlewich High School The Oaks Academy Poynton High School Ruskin High School St Thomas More RC High School Sandbach High School Sandbach School Shavington Academy Sir William Stanier Community School Tytherington School Wilmslow High School

Cheshire West & Chester	Bishop Heber High School The Bishops' Blue Coat CE High School Blacon High School Chester RC High School Christleton High School County High School Ellesmere Port RC High School Hartford High School Helsby High School Neston High School Queens Park High School St Nicholas RC High School Tarporley High School University of Chester Academy Northwich University CE Academy Upton-by-Chester High School Weaverham High School The Whitby High School The Winsford Academy

Halton	The Grange School, Runcorn The Heath School Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy Ormiston Chadwick Academy St Chad's RC & CE High School Saints Peter & Paul RC College Sandymoor School Wade Deacon High School

Warrington	Beamont Collegiate Academy Birchwood Community High School Bridgewater High School Cardinal Newman RC High School Culcheth High School Great Sankey High School Lymm High School Penketh High School St Gregory's RC High School Sir Thomas Boteler CE High School University Academy Warrington

Independent

Special

Further
education
& sixth form
colleges

Former

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