Pendleton College
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| Closed | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Principal | Kimberley Cash |
| Founder | Joseph Porter Snr MBE |
| Specialism | Mathematics |
| Location |
Dronfield Road Salford Greater Manchester M6 7FR England Coordinates: 53°29′43″N 2°18′12″W / 53.4952°N 2.3033°W |
| Local authority | Salford |
| DfE URN | 130509 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Ages | 16–18 |
| Website | www.pendcoll.ac.uk |
Pendleton College was a sixth form college in the Pendleton district of Salford, Greater Manchester. As of January 2009 the campus merged with Eccles College and Salford College and is now a part of Salford City College and is situated between the A6 and the A576, between Irlams o' th' Height and Brindle Heath.
History
The college was established in 1973 from the sixth forms of the Salford Grammar School for Boys (which became Buile Hill High School) and Pendleton High School for Girls. In 1997, Pendleton combined with the close by De La Salle Sixth Form College (a former direct grant grammar school). People from all over the Salford and Manchester area attend the college and over the years, the College has gained a number of national awards for academic achievement. In September 2007, the 260-seat Eccleston Theatre was named after Salford's Christopher Eccleston. It received A level results similar to Eccles College.
Campuses
It had three campuses:
- Sitec Centre on Netherland Street (between the A57 Eccles New Road and A5186 Broadway, near the start of the M602) in Weaste.
- Pendleton Centre on Dronfield Road.
- De La Salle Centre on Weaste Lane B5228 (near the junction with the A576 Eccles Old Road). This was a former grammar school, this campus is due to close at the end of the 2011/2012 academic year.
2009 merger
On 1 January 2009, it merged with Salford College and Eccles College to form Salford City College.[1][2]
The Prime Minister's Global Fellowship
The school had its first two students attain places on the prestigious Prime Minister's Global Fellowship programme in 2009. [3]
Notable Alumni
De La Salle College, Salford
- Mick Groves, singer and guitarist with the Spinners folk group
- Anthony John Abbott, Governor of Montserrat from 1997-2001
- Prof Francis Ashley, Professor of Periodontology and Preventive Dentistry from 1984-2000 at King's College London School of Medicine and Dentistry, and President of the British Society of Periodontology from 1998-9
- Barry Cockcroft, Chief Dental Officer for England at the Department of Health since 2006
- Prof Terry Eagleton, literary theorist, John Edward Taylor Professor of English Literature at the University of Manchester from 2006-8
- Diuglas Edwards, Managing Director of Argyll Foods from 1966-79
- Terry Hall, ventriloquist with Lenny the Lion
- Michael Hardie, High Commissioner to the Gambia from 1994-5
- Frank Hayes, cricketer, played for Lancashire and England from 1970-84
- Walter Kershaw, Rochdale muralist
- Simon McDonald CMG, Ambassador to Germany from 2010, Ambassador to Israel from 2003-6, and married to the daughter of Patrick Wright, Baron Wright of Richmond
- Edward Nally, Chairman of the Governors of Pendleton College from 2000-7
- Tony Neary, rugby union player
- Prof John Pyle, Professor of Physical Chemistry since 2007 at the University of Cambridge, and Director since 1992 of the Centre for Atmospheric Science
- Tony Wilson, founder of Factory Records
- Chris Johnson, actor & CBBC Presenter
- Professor Rob Kerwin, internationally renowned psychiatrist and researcher
References
- ↑ Merger proposal
- ↑ Dissolution Order
- ↑ British Council website "Fellows" accessed November 10, 2009.