Winstanley College
| Established | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Principal | Louise Tipping |
| Vice Principal | Mel Chadwick |
| Chair | James Pearson |
| Location |
Winstanley Road Wigan Greater Manchester WN5 7XF England Coordinates: 53°31′25″N 2°42′10″W / 53.5237°N 2.7029°W |
| Local authority | Wigan |
| DfE number | 359/8600 |
| DfE URN | 130522 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1,803 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 16–19 |
| Colours | Blue, White |
| Former name | Upholland Grammar School |
| Website | www |
Winstanley College is a sixth-form college in the Billinge Higher End area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester. It was named the TES Best Sixth Form College 2017 as the most recent of many national awards.
In the academic year 2016-17 it had 2000 full-time students. The catchment area spreads across several areas of the North West of England, incorporating much of Wigan, Bolton, Preston, Salford, West Lancashire, Chorley, Warrington, St. Helens and Knowsley.
Winstanley College is highly oversubscribed due to its outstanding Ofsted Reports and A Level performance.
The College has undergone a major re-development; including the building of a part student-designed English and Politics building, and the Head of Politics Elaine Mulroy has received an award for the top teacher of Politics within England and Wales.
Points of interest when visiting the college include:
Winstanley College Students' Union is an independent union and a member of the National Union of Students. The student union is run by the Student Union Executive. Usually each member of the Student Union Executive is a second year student, elected by Lower Sixth students, going into the Upper Sixth year.
The College began life as Upholland Grammar School, which was founded in 1661. The grammar school moved to its present site on Winstanley Road in Billinge Higher End in September 1953. it had 600 boys and girls in the 1960s, and had 750 by 1976. During World War II the grammar school had its own Air Cadet Squadron – 1439 (Beacon) squadron with the headmaster Alfred Maggs BA MSc as the first commanding officer (Flt Lt A. Maggs RAFVR(T))
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