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, England, based on the educational philosophy of

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, a 16th-century nun, who founded the

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, the congregation of

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s who started the college in 1851.

Awards and Achievements

* Loreto College was rated as "Outstanding in every respect" Ofsted 2010. * Loreto College has also achieved the AoC Beacon Schools Award. * The college has had 5 students gaining places on the ''

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'' programme. It achieved its first student in the inaugural year, 2008. * Based on ALP's analysis between 2011 and 2013 (Advanced Level Performance) Loreto College has been placed in the top 1% of colleges nationally. * Highest A-Level Results of any college in Manchester. * Ranked as the first sixth form college in the country for value added, according to Government legal tables, three years on the run. * ''

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'' named Loreto as one of "The Best in Britain". * Ofsted recognises that the majority of students achieve Grades A & B at advanced level.

Location

The school is on the western edge of Manchester, near the boundary with

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. It is accessed via Princess Road, the A5103. The college campus was redeveloped from 2002 to 2014 when four buildings were constructed. The campus has two smaller buildings, the Chapel which is home to the Art and Design Department and a Sports Hall. Most of learning faculties are situated in the four main buildings on the campus. *Ball Building - Theology, Business Studies, Accounting, Economics, Modern Foreign Languages, Travel and Tourism, History, Geography, Politics, Classical Civilisation and Science. *St. Joseph's Building - Mathematics and Science. *Ward Building - Law, Sociology, Health and Social Care and Psychology. *Sports Hall - Physical Education. *Ellis and Kennedy Building - Library, Graphics, 3D Design, Photography, Media Studies, Film Studies, Music, Music Technology, Dance, Drama, English Language, English Literature, I.C.T. and Computing. *Chapel and Creative Arts Building - Art and Design and Textiles.

Admissions

Loreto College is an oversubscribed college and a priority system exists for applications. Approximately 52% of the students at Loreto College are Roman Catholic but the college is open to all faiths who share the same values of Excellence, Freedom, Internationality, Justice, Sincerity, Truth and Joy. The hierarchy of priority is: * Pupils from Roman Catholic partnership schools across Greater Manchester (guaranteed a place). * Pupils from other Roman Catholic Schools. * Pupils from Trinity CE High School. * Roman Catholic pupils at Non-Religious Schools. * Pupils from all other Schools. Pupils studying at Roman Catholic partnership schools in Greater Manchester are guaranteed a place at Loreto if they wish to go. The fifteen Roman Catholic partnership schools are (in order of proximity to Loreto College) are as follows; Loreto High School,

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, St Peter's RC High School,

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, St Patrick's RC High School, St Monica's High School, St Damian's RC Science College, St Thomas More RC College and St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy. Prospective students must also meet

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entry requirements to study AS Level or BTEC Qualifications.

Notable people associated with Loreto

Alumni

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, actor * Michael Johnson,"Sport at Loreto"
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, actor, comedian * Pat McDonagh (1934-2014), fashion designer who became an important figure in Canadian fashion. *

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, author *

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, fashion designer *

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, actor (''

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'') *

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, actress * Joshua Andrew Howard, para-athlete *

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Teachers

* Pete Postlethwaite (OBE) (1946–2011), formerly Head of

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at Loreto

References

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