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Loreto College, Manchester

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| motto = Our History, Your Future

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| type = Sixth form college

| religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic

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| head = Michael Jaffrain

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| founder = Loreto Sisters

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| address = Chichester Road

| city = Manchester

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| postcode = M15 5PB

| local_authority = North West LSC (although in Manchester LEA)

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| urn = 130503

| dfeno = 352/8601

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| gender = Mixed

| lower_age = 16

| upper_age = 18

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Loreto College is a Roman Catholic sixth form college in Hulme, Manchester, England, based on the educational philosophy of Mary Ward, a 16th-century nun, who founded the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the congregation of religious sisters who started the college in 1851.

History

{{Seealso|List of direct grant grammar schools}}

The school was a RC female direct grant grammar school, known as Loreto Convent High School.Manchester Evening News Wednesday 18 September 1974, page 24

Awards and achievements

  • Loreto College was rated as "Outstanding in every respect" Ofsted 2010.
  • Loreto College has also achieved the AoC Beacon Schools Award.
  • The college has had 5 students gaining places on the Prime Minister's Global Fellowship programme. It achieved its first student in the inaugural year, 2008.{{cn|date=August 2021}}
  • Based on ALP's analysis between 2011 and 2013 (Advanced Level Performance) Loreto College has been placed in the top 1% of colleges nationally.
  • Highest A-Level Results of any college in Manchester.
  • Manchester Evening News named Loreto as one of "The Best in Britain".{{cn|date=August 2021}}
  • Ofsted recognises that the majority of students achieve Grades A & B at advanced level.

Location

The school is on the western edge of Manchester, near the boundary with Trafford and the Church of St Mary, Hulme. It is accessed via Princess Road, the A5103.

The college campus was redeveloped from 2002 to 2014 when four buildings were constructed. The campus has two smaller buildings, the Chapel which is home to the Art and Design Department and a Sports Hall. Most of learning faculties are situated in the four main buildings on the campus.

  • Ball Building - Theology, Business Studies, Accounting, Economics, Modern Foreign Languages, Travel and Tourism, History, Geography, Politics, Classical Civilisation, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Applied Science.
  • St. Joseph's Building - Mathematics and Science.
  • Ward Building - Criminology, Sociology, Health and Social Care and Psychology.
  • Sports Hall - Physical Education.
  • Ellis and Kennedy Building - Library, Graphics, 3D Design, Photography, Media Studies, Film Studies, Law, Music, Music Technology, Dance, Drama, Performing Arts, English Language, English Literature, I.C.T. and Computing.
  • Chapel and Creative Arts Building - Art and Design and Textiles.

Admissions

Loreto College is an oversubscribed college and a priority system exists for applications. Approximately 52% of the students at Loreto College are Roman Catholic but the college is open to all faiths who share the same values of Excellence, Freedom, Internationality, Justice, Sincerity, Truth and Joy.{{Cite web |title=The college that gets 11-plus 'failures' into Oxbridge. How? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/feb/11/loreto-sixth-form-college-gets-students-into-oxbridge |newspaper=The Guardian |date=11 February 2014 |access-date=2014-02-13}}

The hierarchy of priority is:

  • Pupils from Roman Catholic partnership schools across Greater Manchester (guaranteed a place).
  • Pupils from other Roman Catholic Schools.
  • Pupils from Trinity CE High School.
  • Roman Catholic pupils at Non-Religious Schools.
  • Pupils from all other Schools.

Pupils studying at Roman Catholic partnership schools in Greater Manchester are guaranteed a place at Loreto if they wish to go.{{Cite news |title=Apply to Loreto |url=http://www.loreto.ac.uk/content/apply-loreto |work=Loreto College |access-date=2011-09-26}} The fifteen Roman Catholic partnership schools are (in order of proximity to Loreto College) are as follows; Loreto High School, Chorlton High School, St Peter's RC High School, The Barlow RC High School, St Paul's RC High School, Our Lady's RC High School, St Matthew's RC High School, St Ambrose Barlow RC High School, Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College, St Patrick's RC High School,{{cite web| url = http://www.stpatricksrchigh.co.uk/| title = Welcome {{!}} St Patrick's RC High School}} St Monica's High School, St Damian's RC Science College, St Thomas More RC College and St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy.

Prospective students must also meet GCSE entry requirements to study AS Level or BTEC Qualifications. (Six passes at grade 4 or above, which must also include two grade 6s)

Notable people associated with Loreto

=Alumni=

=Teachers=

  • Pete Postlethwaite (OBE) (1946–2011), formerly Head of Drama at Loreto{{Cite web|title=Pete Postlethwaite OBE|url=http://www.loreto.ac.uk/content/pete-postlethwaite-obe|publisher=loreto.ac.uk|date=5 January 2010|access-date=6 January 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728061010/http://www.loreto.ac.uk/content/pete-postlethwaite-obe|archive-date=28 July 2011}}

See also

References

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External links

  • [http://www.edubase.gov.uk/establishment/summary.xhtml?urn=130503 EduBase]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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Category:Sixth form colleges in Greater Manchester

Category:Education in Manchester

Category:Educational institutions established in 1851

Category:Defunct grammar schools in England

Category:Catholic secondary schools in the Diocese of Salford

Category:Catholic universities and colleges in England

Category:1851 establishments in England