Aquinas College, Stockport

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Aquinas College
Logo of Aquinas College
College Building at the Car Park entrance.
Established	1980
Type	Sixth Form College
Religion	Roman Catholic
President	Danny Pearson
Location	Nangreave Road Stockport Greater Manchester SK2 6TH United Kingdom
Local authority	Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
DfE URN	130514 Tables
Students	1927
Gender	Mixed
Ages	16–19
Colours
Publication	E-Journal
Catholic Diocese	Shrewsbury
Website	www.aquinas.ac.uk

Aquinas College, Stockport, Greater Manchester is a Roman Catholic sixth form college. It was established in 1980 on the site of St. Michael's Secondary School, and is owned by the Diocese of Shrewsbury. The college is named after St. Thomas Aquinas.

Reports

OFSTED inspectors who visited the college in September 2013 said that the college is a Good college, which is a drop from its former status as an Outstanding College. Inspectors said that the Catholic mission of the college is emphasized by Governors and Senior Management to raise student's aspiration, and that the college is committed to providing high-quality education. However the report stated that not enough lessons were deemed as outstanding and that there was not enough provision of challenges for the most able students.^[1] In light of this report the college has taken steps to improve its provision for the most able students through its Aim High to Succeed program which has been running since September 2013.

Ofsted Inspection 2008

Inspectors in their report on the college in 2008 concluded that "Aquinas is an outstanding college. The college provides a very welcoming and positive learning environment and students enjoy the opportunities and experiences offered. There is a strong commitment to the Catholic ethos at all levels. The college community effectively promotes the Gospel values of freedom, justice and love. The well-planned ethics programme is valued by students and their personal development is outstanding. Achievement and standards are good. The progress made by the majority of students is very good. Teaching and learning are good. The use of information learning technology (ILT) to enhance learning and students’ enjoyment is very good."^[2]

The inspectors previously had criticized the college accommodation as being inadequate. Since however a new state of the art, and much larger building has been constructed by the construction company Norwest Holst Limited/VINCI Construction UK Limited which opened in September 2010^[3]). This new building had proven popular amongst the student body.

Reception

The college is popular among school leavers in the Stockport area, so much so that Aquinas College receives twice as many applications as there are places.^[4] The college also offers a range of adult education courses.

Alumni

Dominic Monaghan of The Lord of the Rings and Lost fame
England field hockey captain Kate Walsh
Paralympic swimmer Matt Walker
Neil Conley, artist and designer and winner of the Andy Goldsworthy young artist of the year award 2006
DJ Richard Straffon of 97.6 Chiltern FM.
Actor Sacha Dhawan
Moein Ghorshi, a legend within the college community

References

↑ http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/130514
↑ "Aquinas College OFSTED Report". OFSTED. Archived from the original on 2006-12-22. Retrieved 2006-09-10.
↑ "Norwest Holst lands £26m Stockport college project". 2008-07-02.
↑ "Hundreds queue for college places". BBC. 2004-11-16.

External links

Aquinas College's official website

Universities and colleges in North West England

Universities	Bolton BPP Central Lancashire Chester Cumbria Edge Hill Lancaster Law Liverpool Liverpool Hope Liverpool John Moores Manchester Manchester Metropolitan Salford

University colleges	Royal Northern College of Music

Further Education colleges	Accrington & Rossendale Blackburn Blackpool & The Fylde Bolton Burnley Bury Carlisle Furness Hopwood Hall Hugh Baird Kendal Knowsley Lakes Lancaster & Morecambe Liverpool Macclesfield Manchester Mid Cheshire Myerscough Nelson & Colne Oldham Preston's Reaseheath Riverside Runshaw St Helens Salford South Cheshire Southport Stockport Tameside Trafford Warrington West Cheshire West Lancashire Wigan & Leigh Wirral Metropolitan

Sixth form colleges	Aquinas Ashton Barrow-in-Furness Birkenhead Blackpool Bolton Bolton Wanderers Cardinal Newman Carmel Cheadle & Marple Connell Holy Cross Hyde Clarendon King George V Loreto Oldham Priestley Rainford Rochdale Sir John Deane's St John Rigby St Mary's South Sefton Thomas Whitham Winstanley Xaverian

Schools in Stockport Borough

Secondary schools	Bramhall High School Cheadle Hulme High School Harrytown RC High School Hazel Grove High School The Kingsway School Marple Hall School Priestnall School Reddish Vale Technology College St Anne's RC High School St James' RC High School Stockport Academy Stockport School Werneth School

Special schools	Castle Hill High School Royal School Manchester

Independent schools	Cheadle Hulme School Lady Barn House School Seashell Trust Stella Maris School Stockport Grammar School

FE & sixth form colleges	Aquinas College Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College Royal College Manchester Stockport College

Defunct schools	Hillcrest Grammar School Offerton School

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