Bedlingtonshire Community High School (BCHS) is a technology college located in Bedlington, Northumberland in the North East of England. It is named after the former area of Bedlingtonshire, and the local area became Wansbeck district until 2009.
It was founded in 1926 as Bedlington Secondary School for the areas of , Ashington and Newbiggin, being built next to Bedlington railway station. It became Bedlington Grammar School. It became comprehens...
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Bedlingtonshire Community High School (BCHS) is a technology college located in Bedlington, Northumberland in the North East of England. It is named after the former area of Bedlingtonshire, and the local area became Wansbeck district until 2009.
It was founded in 1926 as Bedlington Secondary School for the areas of , Ashington and Newbiggin, being built next to Bedlington railway station. It became Bedlington Grammar School. It became comprehensive in 1974. It gained Technology College status in 1998.
The School is now also the site for middle school West Sleekburn. The school is part of Northumberland LEA's (unusual) Three-tier school system with admittance at the age of 13. The school is situated in Bedlington Station, being sometimes referred to as Bedlington Station School, just west of the junction of the A189 and A1147, and near the A189 bridge over the River Blyth. All secondary schools in Northumberland have a sixth form.
The Sixth Form Football team are very successful, with...
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