Holy Cross College (UK)
Holy Cross College & University Centre | |
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Further Education College | |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Established | 1878 (renamed 1979) |
Founder | Daughters of the Cross of Liège |
Local authority | Bury |
Department for Education URN | 130499 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Principal | Carina Vitti |
Gender | Mixed |
Age | 16 to 19 |
Enrolment | c. 2,000 |
Affiliations | Maple Group |
Former pupils | Old Crucians |
Website | www |
Holy Cross College is a
The college has been regarded as one of the top 10 sixth form colleges in the United Kingdom: being placed eighth on the list in 2007 and second in the country in 2008.[1]
History
The college was founded, in 1878, by the Catholic religious order, the Daughters of the Cross of Liège, as a private school and the religious sisters later expanded their foundation to become a larger girls convent grammar school in 1905 (when it became known as the Bury Convent Grammar School).[2]
In 1979, the school became a coeducational sixth form college and adopted its present name, Holy Cross College. It also became a University Centre in 1999. At present, the college has c.2,000 sixth form students and 600 undergraduate students.[2]
Facilities
The college comprises a complex of several buildings.
The Kentigern Building which provides teaching and learning facilities to accommodate a number of different subject areas. This building also contains the new College Chapel.[3]
The Maureen Haverty Building which houses the Art and Design Department.[3]
The College Library which also has an astronomical Observatory.[3]
The college buildings also include a Café for the use of staff and students.[3]
Admissions
Holy Cross College offers education, for pupils aged from 16 to 19, including
Academic performance
Holy Cross College entered the top 10 sixth form colleges in the United Kingdom: being placed eighth on the list in 2007, and placed second in the country in 2008.[1] In 2010, it was voted a 5-star best small company to work for.[5]
Students from the college regularly gain places at the
Notable alumni
- Brookside, Pushing Daisies).[8]
References
- ^ a b "Holy Cross one of top ten colleges". Bury Times. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Our History | Holy Cross College & University Centre". www.holycross.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d "State of the Art Facilities". Holy Cross College Prospectus 2018. p. 20.
- ^ "Holy Cross College & University Centre". www.holycross.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Best Companies Accredited Companies 2014: 3 Star". Bestcompanies.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "Holy Cross College - GOV.UK". Find and compare schools in England. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "The Maple Group". maplegroup.org.uk. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ "When Anna and Beth kissed Margaret: Anna Friel plays Brookside's lesbian pin-up. Monique Roffey met her". The Independent. Retrieved 2 December 2014.