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Ben’s Oxbridge achievement against the odds

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24th February 2021

17-year-old Ben Ledwith from Wigan is one of 31 Winstanley College students to get an offer for a place at Oxbridge in September. Ben holds an offer to read Law at Oxford University and hopes to become a barrister in …

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Chemistry Olympiad

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8th February 2021

A big well done to the 12 Upper Sixth students who recently competed in the Royal Society of Chemisty’s Olympiad. The UK Chemistry Olympiad is the leading chemistry competition for students in secondary education across the British Isles. This enriching …

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Milena wins prestigious law competition

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8th February 2021

Congratulations to Upper Sixth student, Milena, who has won the University of Law’s Real World Questions essay competition. Milena came across the advertisement for the competition, which challenged students nationwide to answer real essay questions such as “how fair is …

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31 Winstanley College students receive offers for Oxbridge

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4th February 2021

An incredible 31 Winstanley College students have received Oxbridge offers for September 2021. Seventeen have offers for Oxford University and 14 have offers for Cambridge University. This is the highest number of offers ever received by Winstanley students and almost …

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Throwback Thursday – Megan McCorkindale

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21st January 2021

A very special Throwback Thursday today. Former student, Megan McCorkindale, is one of our NHS heroes working on the frontline in intensive care at King’s College Hospital, London. Megan recently got in touch with her former Winstanley biology teacher, Dave …

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Oxford Offers are in!

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19th January 2021

Over the next few months we will be celebrating the successes of our students as their university and apprenticeship offers flood in. Last week, the much anticipated Oxford University offers arrived and we are extremely proud that an incredible 17 …

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Throwback Thursday – Anthony Tromp

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7th January 2021

Thanks to this week’s throwback, Anthony Tromp, who got in touch to tell us about his journey from leaving Winstanley to becoming a mechanical engineer. Anthony says: I attended St Bede’s Catholic High School before moving on to Winstanley in …

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Message for Year 11 Applicants –Application Deadline Extended

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5th January 2021

In light of the current Covid 19 situation, we have extended our application deadline to Friday 5th March. We hope this will give you a bit more flexibility in making your future plans at this difficult time. More interview dates …

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Winstanley recognised for outstanding careers guidance

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17th December 2020

Winstanley College has become one of the first colleges in the country to be recognised for outstanding careers provision by achieving all 8 Gatsby benchmarks. The 8 benchmarks are a national framework for good careers guidance, created to support schools …

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Christmas Show

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16th December 2020

Please enjoy this edited version of our show featuring Christmas poems written by former media teacher, Donna Gowland and lower sixth student Millie Cavanagh. Performed by Media and Performing Arts students.

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