Facilities

Loreto is now Manchester’s only purpose built college. 

 

The college has up-to-date modern learning facilities in all subject areas, ensuring that your learning environment is of the highest quality. Facilities across the college include:
 
  • ImageExtensive and mature gardens set across the 9 acre site
  • 3 relaxed student cafeterias, with shop
  • An extensive Theatre workshop area and 2 Theatres
  • 25 IT suites, including Apple Macs
  • Industry standard photography studio
  • Professional standard media editing suites
  • 3 state of the art student study centres, with drop in PC and Apple Mac facilities and internet access for students
  • A dedicated student support suite - with careers, study skills and mentoring support
  • Extensive library with internet access and multi media resources
  • A historic nineteenth century Chapel - for quiet reflection
  • Networked IT facilities in all classrooms with internet access
  • State of the art science labs with cutting edge equipment and technologies
  • Sports facilities including new sports hall, eight acres of playing fields, new sports pavilion, specialist sports laboratory
  • 2 professional standard Dance Studios
  • Lifts for disabled access across the campus
  • Specialist facilities for students with learning difficulties and disabilities including; simulated living area, health rooms, kitchen and teaching room
  • Dedicated Art, Textiles, Photography, 3D and Graphics studios
  • Future proofed Broadcasting Studio
  • Dedicated music technology and editing suites

Ellis & Kennedy Building

Our new ‘high tech’ Ellis and Kennedy building, is the most ‘eco friendly’ public building in the City of Manchester with solar panels, ground source heat pumps and rainwater harvesting amongst its ‘eco’ features- which was the basis of the college recently winning the UK award for the best environmental FE building in Britain this year. Students will find a new theatre and workshop area with associated dance, music, performance, sound recording and music technology areas and practice spaces housed together. Film and Media studies have a range of production and Apple Mac based editing suites all equipped to industry standards. New photography and design workshops are also incorporated into the building and English and IT have also moved into purpose built accommodation. Add to that a brand new library, another student IT drop-in centre and an additional cafeteria and you can see that Loreto’s facilities are not only ‘state of the art’ but also ‘second to none!’

I.T. Facilities

 
  • Internet
  • Intranet
  • Word Processing
  • Desk Top Publishing
  • Database and Spreadsheets
  • Dyslexia Support
  • ESOL Support
  • Study Skills
  • Careers Information
  • Literacy and Numeracy Support

Careers Library

  • Reference Books
  • Occupational Information
  • Employment and Job seeking information
  • Higher Education Prospectuses

Library

  • Books
  • Journals
  • Silent study area
  • Online resources
  • DVDs
“The college is imbued at every level with a culture of high aspirations and expectations.’’
OFSTED 2010