Bury College

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Bury College
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Location
Bury College
Market Street

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BL9 0BG

Coordinates 53°35′25″N2°17′46″W / 53.590214°N 2.296164°W / 53.590214; -2.296164
Information
Type Further Education College
Established1987
Local authority Bury
Department for Education URN 130498 Tables
Ofsted Reports
PrincipalCharlie Deane
Gender Coeducational
Age14 (due to GCSE courses offered)+
Enrolment5,948 (2017) [1]
Website www.burycollege.ac.uk

Bury College is a further education college located within the Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester, England. The college offers A-Levels, BTECs and diplomas.

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Overview

Bury College is a further education college providing qualifications for school leavers pursuing A Levels, vocational qualifications and apprenticeships. It also provides courses for adults, including university qualifications run in partnership with the University of Greater Manchester.

History

Bury College began as Bury Technical College. From May 1940 to May 1946, Bury Technical College was occupied by the Royal Military College of Science (Fire Control Wing) to provide specialist courses in the use of fire control instruments during the war. Following Local Government reorganisation in 1974, the college merged with Radcliffe Technical College to form the Bury Metropolitan College of Further Education.

Bury College became a tertiary college on 1 September 1987, as a result of Bury Council's decision to develop a tertiary provision system for Bury. The college was formed by the merger of the then Bury College of Further Education premises in Bury and Radcliffe with Peel Sixth Form College, Stand Sixth Form College, and a number of Youth Training Scheme units located in various parts of the borough.

Facilities

Notable former pupils

Stand Grammar School

Stand Sixth-Form College

References

  1. Further education and skills inspection report, Ofsted, 18 September 2018