Pendleton Sixth Form College
| Head of College | Kimberley Cash |
|---|---|
| Founder | Joseph Porter Snr MBE |
| Location |
Dronfield Road Salford Greater Manchester M6 7FR England |
| Local authority | Salford |
| DfE URN | 130509 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Ages | 16+ |
| Website | www.salfordcc.ac.uk |
Pendleton Sixth Form College is the new Centre of Academic Excellence, offering a range of A-levels and Vocational courses and specialising in science and performing arts.
The college is renowned throughout the North West for its superb reputation, offering nearly 40 A-level subjects, with the results being among the best in the country. The college has a long-standing tradition of success and the teachers are experts and specialists in what they teach. The Performing and Production Art Department is nationally admired.
Pendleton Sixth Form College has a long-standing tradition of A-level success and a Performing Arts Department with a national reputation for excellence. The college specialises in the delivery of A-levels, Vocational performing and production arts, creative arts and science.
The talent of the performing arts students has allowed Pendleton college to develop an audition process which involves some of the best drama schools in the country travelling to the college to hold their auditions. They have made a significant investment in our creative arts facilities with the introduction of industry standard gallery spaces and workshops. The end of year creative arts exhibition is renowned for the high standard of student work on display. Plus the outstanding science provision has been recognised nationally.
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.
Campuses
It had three campuses:
- Sitec Centre — Netherland Street, Weaste; near the start of the M602, between Eccles New Road (A57) and Broadway (A5186).
- Pendleton Centre — Dronfield Road.
- De La Salle Centre — Weaste Lane (B5228); near the junction with Eccles Old Road (A576). A former grammar school, this campus closed at the end of the 2011/2012 academic year and the buildings were demolished in late 2013.
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. [1]
Notable alumni
- Chris Johnson, actor and CBBC presenter
- Tom Short, comedian
- Karli Perrin, author, from 2004-2006
De La Salle College, Salford
- 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 1998-99
- Laurie Cassidy, footballer
- Barry Cockcroft, Chief Dental Officer for England at the Department of Health since 2006
- Paul Dermody OBE, Chief Executive from 2000-03 of De Vere Hotels
- Fred Done, founder of Betfred in 1967, now based in Birchwood
- Prof Terry Eagleton, literary theorist, John Edward Taylor Professor of English Literature at the University of Manchester from 2006-08
- Peter Eckersley, Head of Drama in 1960s and '70s at Granada Television, former husband of Anne Reid
- Diuglas Edwards, Managing Director of Argyll Foods from 1966-79
- Francois Gordon, British Ambassador to Algeria from 1996 to 1999
- Mick Groves, singer and guitarist with the Spinners folk group
- Terry Hall, ventriloquist with Lenny the Lion
- Michael Hardie, High Commissioner to the Gambia from 1994-95
- Frank Hayes, cricketer, played for Lancashire and England from 1970-84
- Phil Jones, sports journalist
- Ged Keegan, footballer
- Walter Kershaw, Rochdale muralist
- Sir Ben Kingsley CBE, English actor.
- Sir Simon McDonald KCMG, Ambassador to Germany since 2010, Ambassador to Israel from 2003-06, and married to the daughter of Patrick Wright, Baron Wright of Richmond
- Edward Nally, Chairman of the Governors of Pendleton College from 2000-07
- 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
References
- ↑ British Council website "Fellows" Archived 2011-09-12 at the Wayback Machine. accessed November 10, 2009.