School Summary

Holy Cross College


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Ofsted: Good
Principal: Carina Vitti
Holy Cross College
169 Manchester Road
Bury
Greater Manchester
BL9 9BB
Telephone: 01617624500
Website: https://www.holycross.ac.uk

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Street: 169 Manchester Road
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UPRN: 100012566053
URN: 130499
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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"The atmosphere is awful as teachers don't support their students but, instead, they put a lot pressure on them! What is more, they 100% pasa rate is because they kick out the student who don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t perform as well as they should after a first year. What is worth to acknowledge is that they do not do the official AS Exams, just the internal examinations so if students will not pass it they are forced to leave the college with no qualification after a whole year of studying. It is a myth of that the college is good as according to the newest Ofsted report they are ranked as 3 like Bury College. It is not an achievement to collect all good students from High Schools and be proud of their fantastic results, the achievement is when the college do make a ordinary student outstanding.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"The atmosphere is awful as teachers don't support their students but, instead, they put a lot pressure on them! What is more, they 100% pasa rate is because they kick out the student who don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t perform as well as they should after a first year. What is worth to acknowledge is that they do not do the official AS Exams, just the internal examinations so if students will not pass it they are forced to leave the college with no qualification after a whole year of studying. It is a myth of that the college is good as according to the newest Ofsted report they are ranked as 3 like Bury College. It is not an achievement to collect all good students from High Schools and be proud of their fantastic results, the achievement is when the college do make a ordinary student outstanding.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Natan Chromik","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/101973447575653412961\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMR3_6URBo_4G4w7fw-NKQ7iZAXT-F41Y7_BJmszvoDds0GL=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba4"},"publishTime":"2018-02-28T23:15:56Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"4 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Terrible learning atmosphere for college students. Don't think it's good for A-Levels, it's not. Staff put a huge amount of pressure on students and the only reason for the high pass rate is because failing students are kicked out, rather than supported.\n\nThe college tries to assume to an old-fashioned traditional approach, which sounds good on paper, but is only an excuse for the staff to \"demand respect\" in a weird and insecure attempt to control students. Was good around 5 years ago when it was in the top 10, but is only going downhill.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Terrible learning atmosphere for college students. Don't think it's good for A-Levels, it's not. Staff put a huge amount of pressure on students and the only reason for the high pass rate is because failing students are kicked out, rather than supported.\n\nThe college tries to assume to an old-fashioned traditional approach, which sounds good on paper, but is only an excuse for the staff to \"demand respect\" in a weird and insecure attempt to control students. Was good around 5 years ago when it was in the top 10, but is only going downhill.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"A Google User","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/114111405673216728271\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMSdFixIEdXTXP5g5LkB5ITorVV8zJSvGoJbEuhabSkD5bo=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba3"},"publishTime":"2019-03-09T19:26:59Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":4,"text":{"text":"Both daughters attend. Excellent college sixth form and uni","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Both daughters attend. Excellent college sixth form and uni","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Dave Wood","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/108407922284446360634\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMQ14MN5kL6yhJu0Ubmk-oXEpgdJeunqs91oRUop1tP9nXg=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba4"},"publishTime":"2017-10-19T11:47:27Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":5,"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"B Y","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/116032727627507951838\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMQt7NU5Yw7BY491KlVRoB7-5uwieilwb_HGyP3SW1n-Ubw=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2017-09-14T10:12:44Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"9 years ago","rating":5,"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Lee Burdaky","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/113395937244640582552\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTtd6eUVgQ_5sJvUV6Z-gTZpYZj5nlhXX-ug1KpJUAQjr=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2014-02-12T19:25:04Z"}]