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Holy Cross College

URN: 130499

Address: 169 Manchester Road, Bury, Greater Manchester, BL9 9BB

Rating and reports

Inspection outcome

The overall outcome of the inspection on 12 March 2024 was:

Good

Quality of education:

Good

Behaviour and attitudes:

Outstanding

Personal development:

Outstanding

Leadership and management:

Good

Education programmes for young people:

Good

Provision for learners with high needs:

Outstanding

Good

All reports

  1. Full inspection: GoodFull inspection, PDF - 09 May 2024
    PDF – Published

  2. Full inspection: GoodFull inspection, PDF - 21 January 2019
    PDF – Published

  3. Full inspection: Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 15 March 2017
    PDF – Published

  4. Full inspection: OutstandingFull inspection, PDF - 21 June 2007
    PDF – Published

  5. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 02 February 2007
    PDF – Published

  6. Full inspection Full inspection, PDF - 18 February 2002
    PDF – Published
  7. Opened

Next inspection

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Outstanding

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Good

We normally inspect good providers within 5 years. They may receive monitoring and other visits.

Requires improvement

We normally inspect providers that require improvement within 12 to 30 months of the publication of their latest full inspection report. They will normally have a monitoring visit before the full inspection.

Inadequate

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New providers

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A new provider whose monitoring visit report was published after 31 March 2022 will normally receive their first full inspection within 18 months of publication.

Notice

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About Holy Cross College

  • Type: Sixth Form College
  • Boarding: Unknown
  • Religious character: Roman Catholic
  • Local authority: Bury

Location

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  • Address: 169 Manchester Road, Bury, Greater Manchester, BL9 9BB
  • Region: North West

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