Altrincham College is a non-selective

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and

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located in Timperly (near

Altrincham Altrincham ( , locally ) is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, south of the River Mersey. It is southwest of Manchester, southwest of Sale, Greater Manchester, Sale and east of Warrington. At the United Kingdom Census ...

Trafford Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, with an estimated population of 235,493 in 2017. It covers Retrieved on 13 December 2007. and includes the area of Old Trafford and the towns of Altrincham, Stretford, Ur ...

, England. The school is an academy and is part of South Manchester Learning Trust. It holds the specialist Arts College status.

Description

There are approximately 80 teachers in the school and approximately 1000 pupils.

Buildings

Recent additions in previous years to the school include a large sports hall (on opening the guest of honour was Sir Bobby Charlton) with a fitness suite also a separate building for 2 history rooms and an extra art room. In 2011, a £5.6million sixth form was added onto the school, allowing the school's students to carry on their education in the school from the ages of 11–18 years old. The school is affiliated with

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which some pupils are involved in, during year 10 & 11.

References

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