Riverside College, Widnes

Riverside College (formerly known as Halton College) is a further education college based over two sites in the Widnes, Cheshire, England. In 2020 it was rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

Riverside College
Location
WA8 7QQ


Information
TypeFurther education
EstablishedAugust 2006
Department for Education URN130622 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalMary Murphy
GenderMixed
Websitehttp://www.riversidecollege.ac.uk/

The college was established from the merger of Halton College and Widnes & Runcorn Sixth Form College in August 2006. Today, Riverside College has two campuses in Widnes. One, the more academically focused Cronton Campus, situated on Cronton Lane, in the north of the town, and the more vocationally focused Riverside Campus, situated on Kingsway, nearer to the town centre.

The college provides a range of courses, including GCSEs, A Levels, BTECs, Apprenticeships and Access courses. In addition, the college offers some higher education courses, in conjunction with Pearson Education and Staffordshire University.


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