Priestley College
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Priestley Sixth Form and Community College is a sixth form college
located on Loushers Lane, Warrington
, England
. It also offers adult courses, professional training on another site, and is an associate college of the University of Salford
.
(March 13, 1733 - February 8, 1804), a clergyman, chemist
and educatorwho was a pioneer in teaching modern history and the sciences. He discovered oxygen in 1774, although was not responsible for naming the element. Priestley was a Protestant dissenter who help establish the reputation of Warrington Academy
in 1751, for a generation a leading educational centre and one of the first in Britain that was non-sectarian. A statue of Priestley now stands inside the main entrance of the college. Warrington, at the time of Priestley, was noted for its scientific academic work. In modern times, much scientific work still takes place in the (former) north Cheshire area, specifically at Daresbury
in the south of Warrington.
, Advanced Diplomas, GCSEs resits, the International Baccalaureate, functional skills and pre-University foundation courses. However, being a sixth form college, not everyone will be accepted on to A level courses as it is simply not an ultimately viable course of action.
It is situated on Loushers Lane, just off the A49, and is located in the parish of St James, Latchford, Warrington.
also known later as Warrington High School for Girls), administered by Warrington Education Committee until 1974. It was addressed as being on Menin Avenue until 1998, when it became administered by Warrington borough, previously being under Cheshire Education Committee from 1974.
http://www.warrington.gov.uk/traffic/concfares/student/default.asp.
Buses serving the college are routes 5, 6, 6A, 7, 7A, 8, 8A, 8X, 9, 45, 46 and 62. These busses serve the Wilderspool Causeway entrance. Routes 11, 11A, 12, 12A, and 95 (contract) serve the Loushers Lane entrance. A walk from the centre of the town to the college is approximately 15 minutes. The X30 serves Chester Road for those who travel from Runcorn.
At A level it gets the second best results in Warrington, with well-above average results, second to Bridgewater High School
(in Appleton). The other FE college in Warrington is Warrington Collegiate
, which is the further education part of what was North Cheshire College.
Sixth form college
A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Belize, Hong Kong or Malta where students aged 16 to 18 typically study for advanced school-level qualifications, such as A-levels, or school-level qualifications such as GCSEs. In Singapore and India, this is...
located on Loushers Lane, Warrington
Warrington
Warrington is a town, borough and unitary authority area of Cheshire, England. It stands on the banks of the River Mersey, which is tidal to the west of the weir at Howley. It lies 16 miles east of Liverpool, 19 miles west of Manchester and 8 miles south of St Helens...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It also offers adult courses, professional training on another site, and is an associate college of the University of Salford
University of Salford
The University of Salford is a campus university based in Salford, Greater Manchester, England with approximately 20,000 registered students. The main campus is about west of Manchester city centre, on the A6, opposite the former home of the physicist, James Prescott Joule and the Working Class...
.
Pass Rates
Priestley College has a pass rate of over 99%. This figure includes A-E grades and the proportion of students that achieve A-C grades vary from subject to subject. The College boasts a 100% pass rate in all BTEC National Diploma and Certificate programmes, with over 61% of grades being awarded at either Merit or Distinction level. Results vary from year to year but are generally consistent. A breakdown of results are is available on the College's website.Namesake
Priestley College is named for Joseph PriestleyJoseph Priestley
Joseph Priestley, FRS was an 18th-century English theologian, Dissenting clergyman, natural philosopher, chemist, educator, and political theorist who published over 150 works...
(March 13, 1733 - February 8, 1804), a clergyman, chemist
Chemist
A chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
and educatorwho was a pioneer in teaching modern history and the sciences. He discovered oxygen in 1774, although was not responsible for naming the element. Priestley was a Protestant dissenter who help establish the reputation of Warrington Academy
Warrington Academy
Warrington Academy, active as a teaching establishment from 1756 to 1782, was a prominent dissenting academy, that is, a school or college set up by those who dissented from the state church in England...
in 1751, for a generation a leading educational centre and one of the first in Britain that was non-sectarian. A statue of Priestley now stands inside the main entrance of the college. Warrington, at the time of Priestley, was noted for its scientific academic work. In modern times, much scientific work still takes place in the (former) north Cheshire area, specifically at Daresbury
Daresbury
Daresbury is a small rural village, civil parish and ward in the unitary authority of Halton and part of the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is covered by the Weaver Vale constituency...
in the south of Warrington.
Admissions
Priestley offers AS/A2 Levels, BTECsBusiness And Technology Education Council (BTEC)
The Business and Technology Education Council is the British body which awards vocational qualifications. Such qualifications are commonly referred to as "BTECs"....
, Advanced Diplomas, GCSEs resits, the International Baccalaureate, functional skills and pre-University foundation courses. However, being a sixth form college, not everyone will be accepted on to A level courses as it is simply not an ultimately viable course of action.
It is situated on Loushers Lane, just off the A49, and is located in the parish of St James, Latchford, Warrington.
History
The College opened in 1979, however it was the site of the Warrington Girls' High School (a grammar schoolGrammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
also known later as Warrington High School for Girls), administered by Warrington Education Committee until 1974. It was addressed as being on Menin Avenue until 1998, when it became administered by Warrington borough, previously being under Cheshire Education Committee from 1974.
Structure
It is a single campus college with seven buildings,- The Priestley building (rooms prefixed with P) holds the administrative facilities (finance and personnel), social facilities (the "Wicked Café" Bar and Mezzanine), History, Graphics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Performing Arts, ICT, and Modern Foreign Languages.
- The Adamson Centre (rooms prefixed with A) is a semi-permanent building which provides classrooms for a range of teaching departments.
- The Art and Design centre (rooms prefixed with D) holds 3D-Design, Woodwork, Art and Textiles.
- The Sports Centre (rooms prefixed with S) holds Sports and Physical Education.
- The Learning Resource Centre (AKA The LRC or library) (rooms prefixed with L) holds Offices, the Library, communal computers and some small teaching areas.
- The Crescent Building, which was completed in September 2007,(rooms prefixed with C). The Crescent building now holds a Reception, Student Sservices, Humanities department as well as Public Services, Law, Business Studies, Religious Studies, Accounting, Geography and Geology.
- The LC building (rooms prefixed with LC), completed at the start of 2011, is adjacent to the learning resource centre and holds rooms for the subjects Maths and Psychology.
Transport connections
The college is close to the town centre of Warrington.http://www.warrington.gov.uk/traffic/concfares/student/default.asp.
Buses serving the college are routes 5, 6, 6A, 7, 7A, 8, 8A, 8X, 9, 45, 46 and 62. These busses serve the Wilderspool Causeway entrance. Routes 11, 11A, 12, 12A, and 95 (contract) serve the Loushers Lane entrance. A walk from the centre of the town to the college is approximately 15 minutes. The X30 serves Chester Road for those who travel from Runcorn.
Academic performance
In March 2007 the college was inspected by a team Ofsted inspectors and achieved "outstanding" status making it a leading centre of education in the North West of England.At A level it gets the second best results in Warrington, with well-above average results, second to Bridgewater High School
Bridgewater High School (Warrington)
Bridgewater High School is a state school located in Appleton, Warrington, Cheshire. It consists of the "Lower Site" where pupils aged between 11 and 14 attend, and the "Upper Site", which is for pupils between the ages of 14 and 16. The school is a specialist Arts College and has also recently...
(in Appleton). The other FE college in Warrington is Warrington Collegiate
Warrington Collegiate
Warrington Collegiate is a learning provider in Warrington for people aged 16 and over. Located on Winwick Road, Warrington, England, the college mainly offers vocational courses, and is an alternative to Priestley College- Courses :...
, which is the further education part of what was North Cheshire College.