Holy Cross College (UK)

Holy Cross College (UK)

Holy Cross College is a Catholic sixth form college on "Manchester Road" in Bury, England

Admissions

It has around 1700 students. There are no 11-18 schools in Bury with the exception of Grammer Schools/ Fee paying schools. Those wishing to study after 16 go to Holy Cross or Bury College.

History

It was formed in 1979 as a sixth form college with about 201 students. Previous to that it was a grammar school for girls, which had been a private school formed in 1878 by the Daughters of the Cross.

Academic performance

Holy Cross College recently entered the top 10 sixth form colleges in the country (placing 8th on the list in 2007 [ [http://www.burytimes.co.uk/search/display.var.1131640.0.holy_cross_one_of_top_ten_colleges.php Holy Cross One Of Top Ten Colleges (from Bury Times) ] ] ) and has more recently been placed 2nd in the country in 2008. Holy Cross has been voted a 3 star best small company to work for in 2007 [http://www.bestcompanies.co.uk/AccreditationPublishedList.aspx] . Students from the college regularly gain places at the Sutton 13 universities (Cambridge, Imperial, Oxford, LSE, UCL, York, Warwick, Bristol, Nottingham, St. Andrews, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Durham) and around 85% of students enter into some form of Higher Education Fact|date=April 2007. Holy Cross College has close educational links with Heidelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio.

References

External links

* [http://www.holycross.ac.uk Official website]
* [http://www.edubase.gov.uk/EstablishmentView.aspx?EstablishmentID=30371 EduBase]


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