Greater Manchester University Technical College
Coordinates: 53°32′32″N 2°07′17″W / 53.5423°N 2.1214°W
| Established | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Closed | 2017 |
| Type | University technical college[1] |
| Principal | Lee Kilgour[1] |
| Location |
Middleton Road Oldham Greater Manchester OL9 6DE England |
| DfE number | 353/4002 |
| DfE URN | 140542 Tables |
| Ages | 14–19 |
| Website |
www |
The Greater Manchester University Technical College (The GM) was a University Technical College in Oldham, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. The college specialised in sustainable and civil engineering[2] and opened in September 2014. Owing to low pupil numbers the college closed at the end of the 2016-17 academic year.
Description
The GM was sponsored by the University of Bolton and was located on Middleton Road next to Oldham College. Construction cost £9m and the building opened in September 2014.
It closed in July 2017 having failed to attract students, and failing to get a single student a pass grade in GCSE Maths or English[3]. The site will later be used to educate Year 7 pupils who do not have a secured school place, and will be managed by Oasis Academy Oldham.[4]
References
- 1 2 "The Greater Manchester University Technical College". Edubase. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ Oldham Chronicle, http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/8/news-headlines/83636/former-head-is-utc-principal
- ↑ Weale, Sally (7 February 2017). "£9m Greater Manchester college closes after three years due to lack of pupils". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ↑ "Ex-college site set for Year 7 pupils". Oldham Chronicle. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.