Aquinas College, Stockport
Sixth form college in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England
Aquinas College is a Roman Catholic sixth form college in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The college also offers a range of adult education courses.[1]
History
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]
Notable alumni
- Josh Dewhurst, guitarist of Blossoms[citation needed]
- Sacha Dhawan, actor[8]
- Dominic Monaghan, actor[9]
- Kate Richardson-Walsh, field hockey player[10]
- Matt Walker, Paralympic swimmer[citation needed]
References
- ^ "An introduction to Adult Education at Aquinas". Aquinas College. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "About Aquinas College". Aquinas College Website. 30 April 2005. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Geograph:: Aquinas College © Gerald England cc-by-sa/2.0".
- ^ a b c d Smith, Ambrose. "Ambrose Smith's LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Hundreds queue for college places". BBC. 16 November 2004.
- ^ Pearson, Danny. "Danny Pearson's LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Aquinas College". Ofsted. 10 January 2017.
- ^ "Sacha's well versed at History". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Acting is a good hobbit for Dominic". Manchester Evening News. Reach plc. 4 September 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Kate Richardson-Walsh". Euro Hockey. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury
- I: James Brown
- II: Edmund Knight
- III: John Carroll
- IV: Samuel Allen
- V: Hugh Singleton
- VI: Ambrose Moriarty
- VII: John Murphy
- VIII: William Grasar
- IX: Joseph Gray
- X: Brian Noble
- XI: Mark Davies
- Churches
- Shrewsbury Cathedral – Cathedral Church of Our Lady Help of Christians and Saint Peter of Alcantara
- Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Birkenhead
- St Werburgh, Birkenhead
- St Columba, Chester
- St Francis, Chester
- St Werburgh, Chester
- St Mary, Congleton
- St Mary, Crewe
- St Mary of the Angels, Hooton
- St Alban, Macclesfield
- St Mary, Madeley
- St Cuthbert by the Forest, Mouldsworth
- St Peter and St Paul, New Brighton
- St Peter and St Paul, Newport
- St Anne, Rock Ferry
- St Winefride, Sandbach
- Our Lady and the Apostles, Stockport
- St Joseph, Stockport
- English Martyrs, Wallasey
- Our Lady Star of the Sea, Wallasey
- St Alban, Wallasey
- Patronal Feasts of the Diocese
- Our Lady, Help of Christians (24 May)
- Saint Winefride (3 November)
- Schools
- All Hallows Catholic College, Macclesfield
- All Saints Catholic College, Dukinfield
- Aquinas College, Stockport
- Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy
- Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
- Cardinal Newman Catholic High School, Warrington
- Chester Catholic High School
- Ellesmere Port Catholic High School
- Harrytown Catholic High School
- Holy Trinity Academy, Telford
- Loreto Grammar School
- Moor Park School
- St Ambrose College
- St Anselm's College
- St Gregory's Catholic High School
- St James' Catholic High School, Stockport
- St John Plessington Catholic College
- St Nicholas Catholic High School
- St Paul's Catholic High School
- St Thomas More Catholic School, Crewe
Catholicism portal
Cheshire portal
External links
- Official website
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