Pendleton College was a sixth form college in Pendleton, Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It was established in 1973 and merged with Salford College and Eccles College to form Salford City College in 2009.
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History
The college was established in 1973 from the sixth forms of the Salford Grammar School for Boys (whose buildings were re-used for Buile Hill High School) and Pendleton High School for Girls. In 1997, Pendleton combined with the close-by De La Salle Sixth Form College (a former direct grant grammar school). People from all over the Salford and Manchester area attend the college. Over the years, it has received a number of national awards for academic achievement. In September 2007, the 260-seat Eccleston Theatre was named after Salford's Christopher Eccleston. It received A-level results similar to Eccles College.
Campuses
It had three campuses:
Sitec Centre — Netherland Street, Weaste; near the start of the M602, between Eccles New Road (A57) and Broadway (A5186).
Pendleton Centre – Dronfield Road.
De La Salle Centre – Weaste Lane (B5228); near the junction with Eccles Old Road (A576). A former grammar school, this campus closed at the end of the 2011/2012 academic year and the buildings were demolished in late 2013.
2009 merger
On 1 January 2009, it merged with Salford College and Eccles College to form Salford City College.
Prime Minister's Global Fellowship
The school had its first two students attain places on the prestigious Prime Minister's Global Fellowship programme in 2009.
Notable former pupils
Pendleton College, Salford
Tom Glynn-Carney, actor, King Aegon Targaryen in House of the Dragon and starred as Shane in The Ferryman at the Royal Court Theatre, the Gielgud Theatre and on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Tom was the winner of the Evening Standard Theatre Awards 'Best Newcomer' in the West End and the Drama Desk Award for 'Best Featured Actor' on Broadway for his role in The Ferryman.
Michelle Keegan, actress, starred in Coronation Street as Tina, Fool Me Once, as Maya & Brassic as Erin.
Catherine Tyldesley, actress, starred in Coronation Street as Eva, Scallywagga as Sarah, Scarborough as Sarah and Lilies as Iris. She has recently starred as Blanche in the UK Tour of Bonnie & Clyde.
Faye Brookes, actress, starred in Coronation Street as Kate Connor, winning the Best Newcomer Award at the 2017 NTAs. She has also appeared in multiple stage shows such as West End production of Grease (musical) as Frenchy, UK Tours of Chicago as Rosie, Shrek the Musical as Fiona, Legally Blonde as Elle Woods and Strictly Ballroom as Fran. She was also a Finalist in Dancing on Ice in 2021.
Mollie Gallagher, actress, stars as Nina in Coronation Street. Won 'Best Serial Drama Performance' at the 2021 NTAs for the role.
Max Parker (actor), actor, starred in Emmerdale as Luke, Vampire Academy as Mikhail, Blood, Sex & Royalty as King Henry and Casualty as Base.
Chris Johnson, actor and CBBC presenter
Maiya Quansah-Breed, actress, original Catherine Parr in Six and went on to appear in the UK Tour, West End and Feature film productions. Also appeared in Diana as Diana and the Hope Mill Theatre productions of Rent as Mimi and Head Over Heels as Philoclear.
Melissa James, actress, starred as Satine in the West End production of Moulin Rouge and appeared in UK Tours of The Bodyguard, Cats, RSC productions of West Side Story and The Magician's Elephant and as Louise in the Royal Exchange Theatre production of Gypsy. She has also appeared in the TV Series of The Castaways on Paramount+, Coronation Street, The Diplomat, The Wheel of Time and Holby City.
De La Salle College, Salford
Sir Ben Kingsley, actor, Oscar, BAFTA, Grammy and Golden Globe winner. Recipient of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. After an illustrious stage career, her went on to star in films such as Gandhi as Mahatma Gandhi, Schindler's List as Itzhak Stern, Bugsy as Meyer Lansky, Sexy Beast as Don Logan, Hugo as Georges Méliès, Iron Man 3 as Trevor Slattery/The Mandarin alongside many others.
Tony Wilson, founder of Factory Records
Benedict Wong, actor, 'Wong' in Doctor Strange, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Spider-Man: No Way Home and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Anthony John Abbott, Governor of Montserrat from 1997 to 2001
Laurie Cassidy, footballer
Barry Cockcroft, Chief Dental Officer for England at the Department of Health since 2006
Kevin Cummins, photographer (particularly of musicians)
Fred Done, founder of Betfred in 1967, now based in Birchwood
Steve Drath, co-founder of Priority Records
Terry Eagleton, literary theorist, John Edward Taylor Professor of English Literature at the University of Manchester from 2006 to 2008
Peter Eckersley, Head of Drama in 1960s and 1970s at Granada Television, former husband of Anne Reid
John Golland, composer and musician
Francois Gordon, British ambassador to Algeria from 1996 to 1999