I've attended Lowton High for 3 different adult education classes Indian Cookery; Pilates and tap…read moredancing over the last 2 years. I can't comment on it as a school but as an adult learning environment it's amazing. The courses are extremely reasonable and there's a huge range to choose from. You have to enrol so you do have to provide details about yourself, you can't just turn up. Because it's a school it has very good parking and accessibility and it's always clean, even the toilets. The adult education manager is also fab; very helpful! It's a bit hard to spot from the road but there are signs.

Dalton Ellis is the most picturesque set of university halls in the Manchester catalogue. Situated…read morea ten minute walk from the university behind Victoria park, Dalton Ellis are a set of beautiful old buildings that are really too nice for student accommodation. Around 5 students share a bathroom and toilet, as well as a small kitchenette, which makes the ratio of heads to showers and hobs much better than elsewhere. They also have all the standard facilities including wireless broadband internet, a bike shed and a laundry. The common rooms and old and beautiful with really old leather-bound books and the surrounding leafy areas are definitely the highlight. Its also close to The Rampant Lion pub, an excellent watering hole. If grimy studentville Fallowfield isn't your thing then Dalton Ellis is probably the perfect halls for you.

I thought it was like this mini castle when I first saw it! It's hidden behind in the Victoria Park…read moreCampus, with beautiful nature enveloping the very neo-classical buildings that sum it up. Honestly, I know how much I hate the Vicy Park's dessertation, but this place just looks wow! Now, coming to the technicalities, they are mostly packed with single washbasin rooms and also a small number of en suite rooms. On average 5 students share bathroom and toilet facilities. There is also a small kitchenette area for the preparation of snacks and light meal. Facilities include a library, a stage, and netball, tennis and squash courts. These Halls are catered and like all catered halls, if you're in time, you're in for a good meal! If not, oh well, you just missed some good pippin' hot food! Anyhow, a great place to meet new people and leisure around as well. You can only imagine what this place would be like in spring! P*R*E*T*T*Y!

I did a design course here. Even tho i did leave after christmas it was for personnel reasons and i…read morecould not return. I must say tho they were great and very accomodationing. The facilities there are amazing.realy high standard and the food in the canteen is just fab . really good quality and really good price. The teachers and office staff are amazing they seem to really care about the students and are always willing to go out of the way to help and ask you how things are going and check your not struggling.

Went to Southport college in 1994-96 Teachers cared about…read moreteachingwere passionate about there subjects and very helpful. Nothing but good things to say about this place. Keep up the good work, for those of us who reach for the stars. and make a success out of life.

Xaverian College...what a fantastic place…read more This is where I actually became who I am today. I know that sounds silly but this college is fantastic. I learnt more here in two years than I did in five years at high school. The teachers here really bring you out of yourself, they actually care about the students, not just about the grades. I'm still in touch with most of my tutors now, they care what I've been up to since I left and always get in touch to congratulate me on anything I achieve. The range of subjects is vast and the campus keeps getting bigger and better. It's much different to most other colleges as the buildings are spread right out although not too far so you can still walk to all of them comfortably. It's so different to school, everyone is treated as an adult and it was such a good grounding before university, I don't think I'd have been half as prepared for uni if it wasn't for Xaverian.

The Faculty of Business & Law is based at Mount Pleasant and combines the Business School and the…read moreSchool of Law. Postgraduate degrees as well as undergraduate degrees are offered and both schools offer excellent staff who are very knowledgeable in their subject and also approachable, which is an important bonus. The Mount Pleasant Campus is situated in a popular student area with many shops nearby and on the Mount Pleasant Campus there is the Aldham Robarts Learning Resource Centre, which is currently being updated to provide more facilities for students and should be a great improvement. The Aquinas Building is nearby and offers welfare advice for students and is the place where assignments must be handed in and the dreaded fees sorted out! The Student Union (very important to students for numerous reasons!) is just past Aldham Robarts LRC and they offer many services including of course food & drink, takeaway or eat in at reasonable prices.

This is a local primary school, which has around 240 pupils. It has a nice village feel to it and…read morehas recently improved it's facilities, such as PE equipment, laptop computers, library, extended playground etc. Alot of the money was in part raised by the fundraising society Friends of St.James. The teachers and staff are friendly and it does quite well in the league tables - if you are interested in that type of thing. It has also extended it's working day, offering many after school activities - such as netball, football, rounders, band, multi-games to name a few. There is even an aerobics lesson available before school on one day of the week. It has a school band and offers music lesson, indeed this is one of it's strengths, with the school doing well in local competitions. There is also a Playgroup which is open on the school grounds, which offers before and after school care. By the way, school dinners are healthy and taste great, a credit to the canteen staff. The only drawback is parking is only available on side streets and it can become congested - although the school does encourage children to walk to school.

I went to school here and, providing things haven't changed over the last few years, it was a super…read moreplace. All the staff are encouraging, helpful and committed. A great school.

Highly popular local secondary school, entry is controlled by gaining 'points' according to…read morecriteria such as church attendances and activity within your community. With 10 classes in each year group there is plenty of scope for extra mural activities. The school has a good reputation for music and drama being a specialist drama centre and this is aided by the recently built 'theatre' chapel at the front of the site. Due to the pupils coming from a large catchment area there is often alot of traffic at either side of the school day as there are numerous bus routes to accomodate on the school bus lanes. Sports are well represented within the school with many pupils playing at county and even national level. Exam results are good, consistantly in the top three for the region and the sixth form on site repeats this in the A level results.