Pendleton College
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| Pendleton College | |
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Dronfield Road, Pendleton , , M6 7FR England | |
| Coordinates | 53°29′43″N 2°18′12″W / 53.4952°N 2.3033°W |
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| Type | Sixth form college |
| Established | 1973 |
| Closed | 2009 |
| Local authority | Salford City Council |
| Department for Education URN | 130509 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head of College | Sosa Pragsi |
| Age range | 16–18 |
| Website | www |
Pendleton College was a sixth form college in Pendleton, Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It was established in 1973 and merged with Salford College and Eccles College to form Salford City College in 2009.
History[edit]
The college was established in 1973 from the sixth forms of the Salford Grammar School for Boys (whose buildings were re-used for 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. Over the years, it has received a number of national awards for academic achievement. In September 2007, the 260-seat Eccleston Theatre was named after Salford's Christopher Eccleston. It received A-level results similar to Eccles College.
Campuses[edit]
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.
2009 merger[edit]
On 1 January 2009, it merged with Salford College and Eccles College to form Salford City College.[1][2]
Prime Minister's Global Fellowship[edit]
The school had its first two students attain places on the prestigious Prime Minister's Global Fellowship programme in 2009.[3]
Notable former pupils[edit]
- Chris Johnson, actor and CBBC presenter
- Catherine Tyldesley, actress
De La Salle College, Salford[edit]
- Anthony John Abbott, Governor of Montserrat from 1997 to 2001
- Laurie Cassidy, footballer
- Barry Cockcroft, Chief Dental Officer for England at the Department of Health since 2006
- Kevin Cummins, photographer (particularly of musicians)
- Fred Done, founder of Betfred in 1967, now based in Birchwood
- Steve Drath, co-founder of Priority Records
- Terry Eagleton, literary theorist, John Edward Taylor Professor of English Literature at the University of Manchester from 2006 to 2008
- Peter Eckersley, Head of Drama in 1960s and 1970s at Granada Television, former husband of Anne Reid
- John Golland, composer and musician
- 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
- Frank Hayes, cricketer, played for Lancashire and England from 1970 to 1984
- Phil Jones, sports journalist
- Ged Keegan, footballer
- Walter Kershaw, Rochdale muralist
- Ben Kingsley, English actor
- Michael McDonagh, music artist manager (Ralph McTell and others), photographer and video producer/director (Daniel O'Donnell and others)
- Simon McDonald, Baron McDonald of Salford, head of the Diplomatic Service from 2015 to 2020, ambassador to Germany 2010 to 2015, ambassador to Israel from 2003 to 2006; married to the daughter of Patrick Wright, Baron Wright of Richmond
- Edward Nally, Chairman of the Governors of Pendleton College from 2000 to 2007
- Tony Neary, rugby union player
- 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
- Benedict Wong, English actor
References[edit]
- ^ "Merger Proposal". Salford College. 21 December 2007. Archived from the original on 20 February 2008.
- ^ EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM TO THE ECCLES COLLEGE AND SALFORD COLLEGE (DISSOLUTION) ORDER (PDF). legislation.gov.uk (Report). 2008 No. 2773. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2010.
- ^ British Council website "Fellows" Archived 12 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine accessed 10 November 2009.
External links[edit]
- Official website (inactive)
- Digital signage by Samsung (PDF)
