Wright Robinson College is an 11-16

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situated in

Abbey Hey Abbey Hey is an area of Gorton, in the city of Manchester, England. It is known mainly for Debdale Park and Wright Robinson College. Borders The neighbourhood is bordered on the east by the former Stockport Branch Canal (now Yellow Brick Roa ...

Gorton Gorton is an area of Manchester in Greater Manchester, England. It is to the southeast of Manchester city centre. The population at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census was 36,055. Neighbouring areas include Levenshulme and Openshaw. A ...

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, England. The college is situated in extensive grounds alongside Gorton reservoir and surrounding greenbelt. The college is named after

Wright Robinson Wright Robinson (1876 – 1961) was a British trade unionist and politician. Born in Burnley, Robinson completed an apprenticeship as a carpenter. When he was 23, he was seriously injured in a fall, and then discovered that he had tubercul ...

, a long-serving Manchester city councillor. The college was graded Outstanding in all areas by Ofsted in both 2016 and 2021. In 2024 Wright Robinson was named as one of The Times 'Best Places to Work' among medium sized organisations.

New building

In September 2007, the college moved out of the old building and into the new £23m+ building on the adjoining fields. The school was built under the

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scheme and is the most expensive school ever built in

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. At a total of £43m, the school and grounds include facilities like a 25-metre swimming pool, multiple sports halls, fitness suite, dance studio, weights room and numerous tennis and football pitches.

Sport

The college holds the afPE Quality Mark with distinction, an award which evidences the strength and quality of Physical Education, School Sport and Physical Activity (PESSPA) at Wright Robinson.

Official opening

In September 2008, the college was officially opened by the then

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Awards

* Education Business Awards Outstanding Progress 2024

Notable former pupils

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- footballer * Jon Butterworth - professor of Particle Physics at

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Footballer

References

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