Rochdale Sixth Form College
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| Established | 1 September 2010 |
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| Type | Sixth form college |
| Principal | Julian Appleyard OBE |
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College Road Rochdale Greater Manchester OL12 6HY United Kingdom Coordinates: 53°37′02″N 2°09′49″W / 53.6171°N 2.1637°W |
| Local authority | Rochdale |
| DfE URN | 135659 Tables |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 16–19 |
| Website | www |
Rochdale Sixth Form College is a Sixth Form College opened in September 2010. The Sixth Form College campus is situated next to Hopwood Hall College in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, forming an educational quarter in the town. Rochdale is the first sixth form college to be opened in the UK since 2004, and the 93rd sixth form college in the country. The college is a member of the Sixth Form College Association (SFCA) and the Association of Colleges (AoC).
From the 1970s to the 1990s, most secondary schools in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale offered sixth form education such as A-levels to school leavers. In addition, Hopwood Hall College also offered a provision of sixth form courses to students.
By the 2000s, sixth form students studying in Rochdale Borough were achieving below the national average in terms of A Level results. As well as this, many local school leavers were opting to study sixth form education at schools or colleges outside of Rochdale borough, particularly at dedicated sixth form colleges in nearby areas such as Bury and Oldham. In a local area review of post-16 education in Rochdale in 2004, the Learning and Skills Council proposed the construction of a new sixth form college in Rochdale borough. Rochdale's MP, Paul Rowen, along with local student, Sajid Suleman, launched a campaign in 2006 for a new sixth form college in Rochdale to stop the "brain drain". After funding for the new college became available in 2007, the Department for Children, Schools and Families formally approved the construction of the new college in August 2008. The Founding Principal Julian Appleyard OBE was appointed in December 2008. The Chair of the Governing Body is Dame Pamela Coward, former headteacher of Middleton Technology School.
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