Trafford College
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Trafford College is a further education college in Trafford
, Greater Manchester
, England
.
It was formed with the merger of North Trafford College and South Trafford College in 2007. The college has four branches. The Altrincham branch , formerly known as South Trafford College, the Talbot Road branch, formerly known as North Trafford College, and also a technology centre and a music centre. The college has a very high profile and on 14th May 2007, prime minister Tony Blair
visited the Altrincham branch.
In the 2009 Ofsted
College inspections Trafford College was graded as Outstanding in five areas.
and Jason Orange
who returned to do his A-levels at the Altrincham
campus after Take That
first split.
Trafford
The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It has a population of 211,800, covers , and includes the towns of Altrincham, Partington, Sale, Stretford, and Urmston...
, Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
It was formed with the merger of North Trafford College and South Trafford College in 2007. The college has four branches. The Altrincham branch , formerly known as South Trafford College, the Talbot Road branch, formerly known as North Trafford College, and also a technology centre and a music centre. The college has a very high profile and on 14th May 2007, prime minister Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
visited the Altrincham branch.
In the 2009 Ofsted
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
College inspections Trafford College was graded as Outstanding in five areas.
Notable alumni
A number of celebrities from Manchester have attended Trafford College. Some of the more famous alumni include Ian BrownIan Brown
Ian George Brown is an English musician, best known as the lead singer of the alternative rock band The Stone Roses, which broke up in 1996 but are confirmed to reunite in 2012. Since the break-up of the Stone Roses he has pursued a solo career...
and Jason Orange
Jason Orange
Jason Thomas Orange is an English musician and dancer. He is a member of the pop band Take That who gained popularity in the 1990s and are currently enjoying further success since their reunion in 2005.-Early fame and Take That:...
who returned to do his A-levels at the Altrincham
Altrincham
Altrincham is a market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on flat ground south of the River Mersey about southwest of Manchester city centre, south-southwest of Sale and east of Warrington...
campus after Take That
Take That
Take That are a British five-piece vocal pop group comprising Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams. Barlow acts as the lead singer and primary songwriter...
first split.