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All the world's a stage and all the men and women, merely players There were 180 players in 2 nights in November proudly performing in their abridged play in this year's MANCEP Shakespeare Festival. Established in November 2012, and hosted in Loreto College's Ellis and Kennedy Theatre, the MANCEP Shakespeare Festival is a celebration of youth performance and of the very special partnership of MANCEP. As a community, we believe…
Posted 12th November
Loreto Textile students visited London to experience some of its finest art exhibitions. They were inspired by the Zandra Rhodes – 50 years of Fabulous, a collection of career defining fashion collections exhibited beautifully by the Fashion and Textile museum. The students then headed over to the Victoria and Albert museum to experience two very different exhibitions the first being one about the career of sixties fashion designer Mary Quant…
Posted 6th November
Former Loreto student Sophie Higham, who left us in 2016 to study Law at Cardiff University, is undertaking an internship in the most dramatic of circumstances: working for the charity Amicus with death row inmates in Atlanta, Georgia. Sophie is on a three-month placement in Atlanta, where she has been meeting clients in jails and helping overworked attorneys prepare appeals. Sophie takes up the story: My work on death row…
Posted 5th November
To celebrate the values of our foundress, Mary Ward. Each year we devote a day of fun filled activities for all students and staff. This year was no different, 2800 students attended 45 activities on Mary Ward Day. Students were offered a wide range of activities that help us come together as a community to remember and celebrate Mary Ward Values. There were out of college visits to places varying from…
Posted 1st November
The netball team have continued their winning streak by beating Aquinas College in a one-goal thriller. This was the team’s first away game, making the short trip over to Stockport. In the final minutes of the game Players’ POTM, Isabelle Tyler, made a match-winning intercept to prevent Aquinas from equalising. This victory sees the netball team win all three of their matches. The game started as it finished – intense,…
Posted 31st October
Loreto students once again have been celebrating successes in their A Level and BTEC results. An excellent pass rate of 99% High grades on Advanced level courses are well above 50% 1020 A*-A grades awarded 100% Pass rate for all Vocational courses 86% High grades on Vocational courses 99% A*-C grades on the EPQ 67 Medics, Dentists and Vets 15 students take up their place at Oxbridge Over 1200 students…
Posted 29th October
Loreto students and staff raised over £300 for breast cancer research through the colour pink, music and song. The college choir, open to all students and staff who rehearse every friday under the direction of Head of Music Mr Lloyd-Mostyn sang a medley of songs to passing crowds at Loreto. Lining the stairway and foyer in Ellis and Kennedy building, the students, all dressed in pink sang their hearts out…
Posted 21st October
The netball team have continued their successful start with a comfortable win over Rochdale Sixth Form College. Loreto controlled the game throughout and although Rochdale showed some flashes of brilliance, it was never enough to overcome a comfortable looking Loreto side. Every player got court time during this encounter and different combinations were trialled, without causing any hindrance to the team’s performance. Giselle Yeboah was Loreto’s ‘Player of the Match’…
Posted 10th October
The netball team have started the 2019/20 season with an historic win over Oldham Sixth Form College, beating them for the first time in two years! Loreto hosted the ever-strong Oldham side and earned the well-deserved victory, after 60-minutes of intense match play. The game was closely contested from the outset, with the score finishing level at 9-9 after the first quarter. Loreto looked impressive from the start, implementing the…
Posted 3rd October
Ex Loreto Performing arts student, Kyle Rowe (now graduate of Arts Educational drama school) has been back in Manchester this week on National tour with Box of Tricks theatre company in a new play 'Under three Moons' by Daniel Kanaber. The play follows two men (Michael and Paul) at three points in their lives 1999, 2009 and 2019. Running at 175 mins without an interval, the 30 years on stage…
Posted 1st October
All Loreto schools and communities endeavour to live by the seven core values of Mary Ward; these values are the foundation of all we do at Loreto College.
Discover our valuesJustice
Sincerity
Truth
Joy
Freedom
Excellence
Internationality
