Loreto College, Manchester

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.

Loreto College
Address
Chichester Road Manchester , M15 5PB
Coordinates	53°27′46″N 2°15′11″W
Information
Type	Sixth form college
Motto	Our History, Your Future
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1851; 173 years ago (1851)
Founder	Loreto Sisters
Local authority	North West LSC (although in Manchester LEA)
Department for Education URN	130503 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Principal	Michael Jaffrain
Gender	Mixed
Age	16 to 18
Colour(s)	Blue and White
Website	http://www.loreto.ac.uk

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.^{[citation needed]}
• 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".^{[citation needed]}
• 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.^[1]

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.^[2] 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,^[3] St Monica's High School, St Damian's RC Science College, St Thomas More RC College and St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy.^[2]

Prospective students must also meet GCSE entry requirements to study AS Level or BTEC Qualifications.^[2] (Six passes at grade 4 or above, which must also include two grade 6s)

Notable people associated with Loreto

Alumni

• Chris Bisson, actor
• Michael Johnson,^[4] footballer (Manchester City)
• Micah Richards,^[4] footballer (Manchester City)
• Jason Manford,^[5] comedian
• John Harris, columnist (The Guardian)
• Mike Kane is MP for Wythenshawe and Sale East (UK Parliament constituency)
• Karl Lucas, actor, comedian
• Pat McDonagh (1934-2014), fashion designer who became an important figure in Canadian fashion.^[6]
• Michaela Morgan, author
• Matthew Williamson, fashion designer
• John Bradley-West, actor (Game of Thrones)
• Carla Henry, actress
• Joshua Andrew Howard, para-athlete
• Hannah Witton, YouTube video creator

Teachers

• Pete Postlethwaite (OBE) (1946–2011), formerly Head of Drama at Loreto^[7]

See also

• Loreto College, St Albans.
• Loreto Grammar School in nearby Trafford (known as Loreto Convent).

References

1. "The college that gets 11-plus 'failures' into Oxbridge. How?". The Guardian. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
2. "Apply to Loreto". Loreto College. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
3. "Welcome | St Patrick's RC High School".
4. "Sport at Loreto" Archived 2010-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, loreto.ac.uk; accessed 29 September 2015.
5. "Comedian Jason Manford escapes high-speed tyre blow-out". Manchester Evening News. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
6. "Pat McDonagh, award-winning designer, dead at age 80". CBC. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
7. "Pete Postlethwaite OBE". loreto.ac.uk. 5 January 2010. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2010.

External links

• EduBase^{[permanent dead link‍]}