Lostock College is a mixed, 11-16 secondary modern school in Stretford

Stretford

Stretford is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England. Lying on flat ground between the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal, it is to the southwest of Manchester city centre, south-southwest of Salford and northeast of Altrincham...

, Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...

. The school is a specialist Arts College

Arts College

Arts Colleges were introduced in 1997 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, the performing, visual and/or media arts...

. The school enrolls 650 students.

Facilities

As an Arts College, funds were used for a brand new state-of-the-art Music Suite with ICT support and a digital recording suite. A successful lottery bid was used to renovate and re-launch the community arts theatre, and build a new dance studio, used both by the school and the community.

Notable alumni

• Tony Vaughan
  Tony Vaughan
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  , former professional football player
• Darren John Langford
  Darren John Langford
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  , Spencer in *Hollyoaks
  Hollyoaks
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External links

• School Website
• OFSTED Report