The Reading Group convened just before half term to discuss the first choice of the year, Patrick McCabe’s disturbing, anarchic short novel The Butcher Boy. Written in a sometimes confusing, punctuation ‘light’, first person narrative style, the novel tells the
Read storyLoreto was pretty in pink for the last friday of term to raise money for Breast Cancer Care. Staff and students from across campus dressed in pink outfits, baked (and ate) pink cakes and even had their hair sprayed pink
Read storyGeographers headed to the beautiful Welsh coast to develop key research skills as part of their A level course. The students carried out various activities at Llandudno in North Wales, including calculating beach profiles, investigating weathering and mass movement on
Read storyReview written by Amayna Solaiman, Drama student: The play People Places & Things, very beautifully presented the raw, horrifying reality of Emma, a drug addict and an alcoholic who struggles with her own sobriety and identity and, in a brave
Read storyExceptional Results! The Pathways to Independence Department have been celebrating an exceptional year of academic success among their Upper 6th students: For the 3rd year running The Pathways Employability programme was awarded the Gold Standard for outstanding workplacements in 2018.
Read storyEarly October saw another successful DofE Gold final expedition in Glenridding in the Lake District. Twenty-seven upper sixth students successfully navigated their way up some high hills, through muddy fields, and battled strong winds and heavy rain. Despite the continuous
Read storyStudents Jamal Martins and Catrin Pilkington write: Following on from previous highly successful trips to Barcelona and Paris, a party of assorted Loreto instrumentalists and singers ended the academic year in July by travelling across the channel to Belgium for
Read storyIf it’s early September at Loreto then it must be: Freshers’ Fayre! Cool, showery weather provided the backdrop for this year’s event, but the rain held off, the sun made fleeting appearances and the moors and hills around Manchester were
Read storyThis summer we celebrated the success of the first Loreto students to complete the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ). Thirty-four students took part in our launch year of the EPQ –half of them secured the highest A* grade with every student
Read storyWe are very proud of A level and Basketball Academy student Kaiyem Cleary. He was part of Great Britain’s Under-18 team clinch promotion to Division A of the Fiba European Championships. The Manchester Magic and Loreto College star, 18, now
Read storyWe look forward to meeting all those offered a place for September 2017 at enrolment. Congratulations  if you received the results you hoped for. If your results are not what you expected, do not worry! Come along to your allotted
Read story17 Loreto students have secured places to study at Oxford and Cambridge University from September after successfully meeting their very demanding offers for a place at one of these prestigious institutions. The successful students came to Loreto Sixth Form College from
Read storyLoreto Sixth Form College students and staff have delivered another year of excellent exam results: a superb pass rate of 99.2% 30% grades at A*- A (with 9.2% at A*) 61% grades at A*-B 85% grades at A*-C Loreto students
Read storyWe look forward to seeing Upper/ Lower Sixth in college on results day to share your joy and where appropriate offer advice and guidance. Thursday, 17 August 2017 GCE Advanced Level Results and Advanced BTEC results are published on Thursday
Read storyAll students who complete the gruelling gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award are invited to  St James’  Palace to receive their award from a member of the Royal family. As part of Prince Phillip’s last duties this year, he presented the
Read storyThe brilliant Band on the Wall venue boasts not only great beer and even better music it boasts a time machine in the way of a front door on entering one is met by the faces of musical legends who
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