Outstanding Ofsted Success

Loreto College is the first sixth form college nationwide to achieve grade 1 in all inspection areas. Highlights of the report included:

• Outstanding commitment to the college ethos and core values
• High pass and success rates
• Excellent progress made by most learners
• Good and outstanding teaching
• Good use of ILT by staff and students to promote learning

Loreto College honoured by the Queen

Loreto has been awarded the prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Further and Higher Education.

The Queen's Anniversary Award recognises that Loreto College has:

Outstanding pass rates on courses

Excellent League tables point scores

Exceptional value-added scores

Extremely high progression of students to universities

Extremely good record of raising student aspirations to gain places in Oxford, Cambridge and the research intensive universities

Very high levels of student satisfaction

The prize was awarded by Her Majesty the Queen in the presence of His Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh, to the Principal, Ann Clynch, at Buckingham Palace in 2006.

A group of staff and students accompanied the Principal on her visit to Buckingham Palace and had the honour of meeting and talking to the Queen. The event was an amazing experience for all concerned and everyone felt very proud that the achievements of the students and staff of Loreto had been recognised in this way.

Ann Clynch, CBE

As a member of the National Council for Educational Excellence for the past two years, Loreto College, Principal, Ann Clynch C.B.E., has acted as an advisor to Prime Minister Gordon Brown on government education policy.

“The monthly trips to London, Euston and then on to the Downing Street meetings are demanding but worthwhile, “says Ms. Clynch. “I feel that the Prime Minister and his aides really listen to the group and are open to the suggestions and comments from the select practioners in the group.”

AoC Beacon

Through advice, sustained support and careful monitoring of their progress, Loreto Sixth Form College has helped students to achieve higher grades than the national average in their A-levels. These results have placed the College at the top of the Government league table for value-added. It also noted that 85% of Loreto students go on to higher education.

The AoC Beacon Award judges commended Loreto and said its belief that every child matters, together with appropriate investment and hard work, has altered the lives of many young people and increased the opportunities open to them.