Students at Loreto with aspirations to study at Oxford, Cambridge and other research intensive Russell Group universities, continue to make applications and receive firm offers in encouraging numbers. At present sixteen students have firm offers from Oxford or Cambridge and
Read storyA2 Drama and Theatre Studies students impressed examiners and audience members in this year’s practical examinations for DRAM 4: Devised Drama. Students were tasked with creating a piece of original theatre in a theatrical style of their choosing. The range
Read storyIn May, students and staff at Loreto College observed a rare transit of the Sun’s disc by the smallest planet in our Solar System, Mercury. At a mean distance from the Sun of 58 million kilometres, Mercury travels quickly around
Read storyCongratulations to our amazing group of second year Chemistry students, over twenty five of whom recently undertook the first round of the International Chemistry Olympiad. They voluntarily gave up their lunch hour and free time to compete with the top 6% of
Read storyThe Social Mobility Foundation is a national organisation backed by numerous prestigious institutions which runs a variety of programmes designed to open up professions for those with the ability, but not necessarily the means, to follow them. The foundation offers
Read storyEx Loreto student Tim Collins has been making a real impression in the highly competitive world of lacrosse. Tim, who studied A levels at Loreto from 2013 – 15, is looking forward to representing his country in the Under 19
Read storyLoreto’s very own Paralympic athlete Josh Howard is reflecting on an amazing three days earlier in the month which saw him competing in an international event in Grosseto, Italy. A level student Josh is a long jump specialist and was
Read storyOnce again students and staff at Loreto have excelled and demonstrated their commitment to charity and worthwhile causes. Â These pictures show the response the charity team received, when asking for donations for items of clothing for refugees across the UK.
Read storyMs Lamming is delighted to report that seven  Loreto students who took part in the Micro Tyco challenge have been successful and have been selected to join Deloitte this Summer on their ASPIRE work experience programme. The deserving students, a
Read storyThe college has had a close partnership with a local basketball club, based at the Amaechi Basketball Centre, for many years now. The Manchester Magic has been the most successful junior basketball club in England for some time, winning 77
Read storyAfter a successful season, featuring some promising performances each week, the Loreto Girls have a number of tournament wins under their belts, being unbeaten in most monthly meetings with other colleges around Greater Manchester, in events hosted by Manchester FA
Read storyTen lucky potential Loreto Medics were chosen to attend a Medical Taster Day at Keele University recently. This annual event is always very popular and extremely well organised. The two students in the photograph seem to be enjoying measuring their
Read story20 ex-Loreto students recently attended a prestigious event at St James’s Palace in London, where they received their Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards. The students, many of whom travelled from universities around the country where they are now following degree
Read storyAS Photography student Kiya Jordan was delighted to be declared the winner of her category in a competition set by the ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council). The brief was to take a photograph showing how you see the world
Read storyHalle St Peter’s resounded with outstanding performances given by over 80 Loreto students in seven different choirs, ensembles and solos on Friday evening last week. The amazing venue was packed with proud parents, grandparents and friends.  It was a night
Read storyIt was another rainy day in March when two members of the soon to be signed, four piece indie band The Larkins, Josh Noble and Matt Williams, popped into Loreto College for a quick chat. These guys are going places,
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