| Aquinas College | |
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College Building at the Car Park entrance.
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Nangreave Road
Stockport
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Greater Manchester
, SK2 6TH
England
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| 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 |
| Established | 1980; 44 years ago (1980) |
| Local authority | Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Oversight | Roman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury |
| Department for Education URN | 130514 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal | Danny Pearson |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 16 to 19 |
| Enrolment | 1,927 |
| Colour(s) | Red and white |
| Publication | E-Journal |
| Website | www |
Aquinas College is a Roman Catholic sixth form collegeinStockport, Greater Manchester, England. The college also offers a range of adult education courses.[1]
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]
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