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Aquinas College
College Building at the Car Park entrance.
Location
Map
Nangreave Road

Stockport
,
Greater Manchester
,
SK2 6TH

England

53°23′46″N 2°08′51″W / 53.3962°N 2.1476°W / 53.3962; -2.1476
Information
TypeSixth form college
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Established1980; 46 years ago (1980)
Local authority
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
OversightRoman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury
130514 Tables
OfstedReports
Principal
Jo Dommett[1]
GenderMixed
Age16 to 19
Enrolment1,927 [when?]
ColoursRed and white   
PublicationE-Journal
Websiteaquinas.ac.uk

Aquinas College is a Roman Catholic sixth form college in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The college offers a range of Level 2 and Level 3 courses including GCSEs, A-Levels, and other vocational courses such as BTECs[2]. The college also offers various adult education courses.[3]

History

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The college was established in 1980 by the Diocese of Shrewsbury and is named after St. Thomas Aquinas.[4] The college was opened on the site of St. Michael's Secondary School.[5]

Ambrose Smith was the college principal from 1989 to 2011.[6] During his tenure the college was so popular among school leavers in the Stockport area that it received twice as many applications as there were places.[7] During this time the college expanded from 400 to 2000 students.[6] In 2010 a new main building was opened.[6] In 2011 Danny Pearson succeeded Ambrose Smith as principal.[6][8] Jo Dommett became principal in September 2025.[9]

The college was rated as "Good" at its most recent Ofsted inspection, which was carried out in 2023.[10]

Notable alumni

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Notable staff

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References

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  1. ↑ "Welcome to Aquinas Catholic Sixth Form College". Aquinas College. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  2. ↑ College, Aquinas. "Aquinas Courses". aquinas.ac.uk. Aquinas College Stockport. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "An introduction to Adult Education at Aquinas". Aquinas College. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "About Aquinas College". Aquinas College Website. 30 April 2005. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Geograph:: Aquinas College © Gerald England cc-by-sa/2.0".
  6. 1 2 3 4 Smith, Ambrose. "Ambrose Smith's LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Hundreds queue for college places". BBC. 16 November 2004.
  8. ↑ Pearson, Danny. "Danny Pearson's LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "SchoolDash: Aquinas College". SchoolDash. 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  10. ↑ "Aquinas College". Ofsted. 10 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "ATKINSON Archie". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 7 September 2024. (alternate link, alternate link 2)
  12. ↑ "Sacha's well versed at History". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "Acting is a good hobbit for Dominic". Manchester Evening News. Reach plc. 4 September 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "Kate Richardson-Walsh". Euro Hockey. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  15. ↑ "Dave Conlon's Linkedin Page". Linkedin. 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
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