Pendleton College was a

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in Pendleton,

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, Greater Manchester, England. It was established in 1973 and merged with Salford College and Eccles College to form

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in 2009.

History

The college was established in 1973 from the sixth forms of the Salford Grammar School for Boys (which became Buile Hill High School) and Pendleton High School for Girls. In 1997, Pendleton combined with the close-by De La Salle Sixth Form College (a former direct grant grammar school). People from all over the Salford and Manchester area attend the college. Over the years, it has received a number of national awards for academic achievement. In September 2007, the 260-seat Eccleston Theatre was named after Salford's Christopher Eccleston. It received A-level results similar to Eccles College.

Campuses

It had three campuses: * Sitec Centre — Netherland Street, Weaste; near the start of the M602, between Eccles New Road ( A57) and Broadway (A5186). * Pendleton Centre – Dronfield Road. * De La Salle Centre – Weaste Lane (B5228); near the junction with Eccles Old Road (A576). A former grammar school, this campus closed at the end of the 2011/2012 academic year and the buildings were demolished in late 2013.

2009 merger

On 1 January 2009, it merged with Salford College and Eccles College to form

Prime Minister's Global Fellowship

The school had its first two students attain places on the prestigious

Prime Minister's Global Fellowship The Global Fellowship programme (previously The Prime Minister's Global Fellowship) works with 18- and 19-year-old students from England to give them a strong foundation in interacting with one of the three major emerging economies. It began in 2008 ...

programme in 2009.British Council websit
"Fellows"
accessed 10 November 2009.

Notable alumni

* Chris Johnson, actor and

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presenter *

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, actress

De La Salle College, Salford

* Anthony John Abbott,

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from 1997 to 2001 * Laurie Cassidy, footballer * Barry Cockcroft, Chief Dental Officer for England at the

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since 2006 * Kevin Cummins, photographer (particularly of musicians) *

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, founder of

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in 1967, now based in Birchwood * Steve Drath, co-founder of

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, John Edward Taylor Professor of English Literature at the

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from 2006 to 2008 * Peter Eckersley, Head of Drama in 1960s and 1970s at Granada Television, former husband of

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* John Golland, composer and musician * Francois Gordon, British ambassador to Algeria from 1996 to 1999 * Mick Groves, singer and guitarist with the Spinners folk group * Terry Hall,

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with ''Lenny the Lion'' * Frank Hayes, cricketer, played for Lancashire and England from 1970 to 1984 * Phil Jones, sports journalist * Ged Keegan, footballer * Walter Kershaw, Rochdale muralist *

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, English actor * Michael McDonagh, music artist manager (

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and others), photographer and video producer/director (

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and others) *

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, head of the Diplomatic Service from 2015 to 2020, ambassador to Germany 2010 to 2015, ambassador to Israel from 2003 to 2006; married to the daughter of

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* Edward Nally, Chairman of the Governors of Pendleton College from 2000 to 2007 * Tony Neary,

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player * John Pyle, Professor of Physical Chemistry since 2007 at the

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, and Director since 1992 of the Centre for Atmospheric Science *

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, founder of

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, English actor

References

External links

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Digital signage by Samsung (PDF)
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