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Aquinas College
College Building at the Car Park entrance.
Address
Nangreave Road

Stockport
,
Greater Manchester
,
SK2 6TH

England
Coordinates 53°23′46″N 2°08′51″W / 53.3962°N 2.1476°W / 53.3962; -2.1476
Information
Type Sixth form college
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1980; 44 years ago (1980)
Local authority Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Oversight Roman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury
Department for Education URN 130514 Tables
Ofsted Reports
PrincipalDanny Pearson
GenderMixed
Age16 to 19
Enrolment1,927
Colour(s)Red and white   
PublicationE-Journal
Website www.aquinas.ac.uk

Aquinas College is a Roman Catholic sixth form college in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The college also offers a range of adult education courses. [1]

History

The college was established in 1980 by the Diocese of Shrewsbury and is named after St. Thomas Aquinas. [2] The college was opened on the site of St. Michael's Secondary School. [3]

Ambrose Smith was the college principal from 1989 to 2011. [4] During his tenure the college was so popular among school leavers in the Stockport area that it received twice as many applications as there were places. [5] During this time the college expanded from 400 to 2000 students. [4] In 2010 a new main building was opened. [4] In 2011 Danny Pearson succeeded Ambrose Smith as principal. [4] [6]

The College was rated as "Good" at its most recent Ofsted inspection, which was carried out in 2017. [7]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "An introduction to Adult Education at Aquinas". Aquinas College. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  2. ^ "About Aquinas College". Aquinas College Website. 30 April 2005. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Geograph:: Aquinas College © Gerald England cc-by-sa/2.0".
  4. ^ a b c d Smith, Ambrose. "Ambrose Smith's LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Hundreds queue for college places". BBC. 16 November 2004.
  6. ^ Pearson, Danny. "Danny Pearson's LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Aquinas College". Ofsted. 10 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Sacha's well versed at History". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Acting is a good hobbit for Dominic". Manchester Evening News. Reach plc. 4 September 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Kate Richardson-Walsh". Euro Hockey. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

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