Belmont Community School

Belmont Community School
Motto	Learn, Progress, Achieve Together
Established	1880
Type	Community Secondary
Religion	Mixed
Deputy Head	Veronica Waldie and Dan Brinton
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.

History

The school was built in 1960s and in 2006/7 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.

The school was awarded Arts College specialist-school status in 2006, and the school was renamed Belmont School Community Arts College, when the new performing arts building was built. However the school returned to its original community college status in late 2011.

In 2009/10, the school's future was under debate by the local authority, as plans to close the school had been proposed. From this happening a new academy was going to be built on the same campus, merging Durham Gilesgate Sports College with Belmont School.

As of September 2015, the headteacher is Mr Paul Marsden who succeeded Miss Judith Wilkinson.

References

External links

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

Schools in County Durham

Secondary	Belmont Community School Bishop Barrington School Consett Academy Dene Community School Durham Community Business College Durham Johnston Comprehensive School Easington Academy Egglescliffe School Ferryhill Business and Enterprise College Framwellgate School Durham Fyndoune Community College Greenfield Community College The Hermitage Academy King James I Academy North Durham Academy Park View School Parkside 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 Staindrop School Tanfield School Teesdale School UTC South Durham Wellfield Community School Whitworth Park School Woodham Academy Wolsingham Community College

Special	Glendene Arts Academy

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

Further Education	Bishop Auckland College Derwentside College Durham Sixth Form Centre East Durham College New College Durham

Defunct	Roseberry College

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