St John Rigby College, Wigan
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| Established | 1972 |
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| Type | Sixth Form/Further Education |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Executive Principal | Peter McGhee |
| Associate Principal | Dominic Jones |
| Location |
Gathurst Road Wigan Greater Manchester WN5 0LJ  England
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| Local authority | Wigan |
| DfE URN | 130523 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1,372 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 16–19 |
| Website | sjr.ac.uk |
St John Rigby College (abbreviated as St.JR, SJR or simply John Rigby) is a sixth form college in the Orrell district of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester situated in a 30-acre (120,000 m2) estate overlooking the Lancashire countryside. As a college for students who intend to proceed into higher education, students are accepted from across the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and Metropolitan Borough of Bolton areas of Greater Manchester as well as parts of Merseyside and Lancashire.
The school's A Level pass rate was 98% in 2009, well above the national average, as are its vocational courses at Levels 1, 2 and 3. Students go on to attend a wide range of universities across the UK and abroad including Cambridge. The college also works to promote Fairtrade and forming partnerships with people in other countries such as Brazil which is part of the work the college does with CAFOD, and also forming partnerships with other colleges with Loreto College, Manchester.
Originally a Christian Brothers boys' grammar school,and was named Blessed John Rigby RC Grammar School. John Rigby only being Beatified, not yet Canonized. In 1972 the school became a Sixth Form College under the trusteeship of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Liverpool. In 2012 the college celebrated its 40th Anniversary.
St John Rigby College was named for the English Roman Catholic martyr John Rigby, who was executed during the reign of Elizabeth I. He is one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.
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