Jump to content KEY DATES JOBS APPLY MY RUNSHAW CONTACT US STUDY AT RUNSHAW LIFE AT RUNSHAW THE COLLEGE RESOURCES WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? HISTORY Homepage The College History Runshaw College was established in 1974. It initially began life catering solely for school leavers from Balshaw’s High School in Leyland, and Parklands High School in Chorley. In the early years of its existence, the college gained a reputation for high-quality education and expanded at a gentle rate. The 1990s saw the college expand rapidly, as it undertook an extensive building programme (naming each new building after a place in the Lake District – a nod to the trees and wildlife that make the campus so attractive) to accommodate increasing student numbers, as its reputation for high calibre teaching and strong exam results spread beyond the borders of South Ribble and Chorley. It was during this phase, under the nationally recognised leadership of Principal Bernard O’Connell (who was later knighted for his services to education and to the college) that the college started to recruit in large numbers from surrounding towns of Blackburn, Wigan and Preston. After the millennium the college’s results went from strength to strength, and it achieved: Investors in People Awards, Grade 1 inspections and superb links with the country’s top universities allowing the college to consistently have more than strong progression to the country’s elite universities including Oxford and Cambridge. Today, Runshaw College has consolidated the previous 47 years of hard work and is now acknowledged as the finest provider of Further Education in the sector, attracting students from all around the North West. As well as glowing praise from OFSTED, the students at Runshaw College always seem to perform outstandingly well in their advanced level qualifications. And that is certainly the case for Runshaw’s highly talented Class of 2021. The average grade achieved by A Level students was once again a B grade this year. Overall, the Advanced Vocational pass rate was 100% for 9 in 10 students. “We are incredibly proud of the achievements, history and tradition of this college and we are looking forward to another 40 years of success. Meeting the needs of our students and providing them with an unrivalled educational experience will always be our primary goal so we were delighted when Ofsted visited the college in November 2013 and commented that support for students at the college was “in a different league. We have outstanding students and they deserve to continue to have outstanding facilities for another 40 years.” Principal Clare Russell. 2014 Anniversary Celebrations To celebrate our 40th Anniversary back in 2014, we compiled a souvenir booklet celebrating our alumni. We have included just a small selection of the submissions we have received from ex-students, although we enjoyed reading through them all! Silverdale Sports Hall early 90s Dalehead 1988 Student Community Centre 1992 Transport outside college Bressuire visit 1990 Student Advice Centre Early 90s Red Nose Day 1991 Languages early 90s Langdale Aerial early 90s Runshaw Aerial Late 80s Runshaw Prospectus Cover 1983 Runshaw Prospectus Cover 1992 Are you an ex-student? We have a Facebook Alumni page specially set up for alumni students to post photos and memories from their time at Runshaw. It’s also a great way to get back in contact with old friends. 16-18 Campus Runshaw College Langdale Road Leyland Lancashire PR25 3DQ Reception: 01772 622677 16-18 Course Enquiries: welcometorunshaw@ runshaw.ac.uk Term time: 08:15 – 16:30 Monday to Friday Out of term time: 08:30 – 16:30 Monday to Friday Adult (19+) Campus Runshaw College Euxton Lane Chorley Lancashire PR7 6AQ Reception: 01772 643005 Adult College Course Enquiries: 01772 642040 justask@runshaw.ac.uk Term time: 08:15 – 16:30 Monday to Friday Out of term time: 08:30 – 16:30 Monday to Friday Apprenticeships Runshaw College Langdale Road Leyland Lancashire PR25 3DQ Apprenticeship Enquiries: 01772 643008 apprenticeships@runshaw.ac.uk Term time: 08:15 – 16:30 Monday to Friday Out of term time: 08:30 – 16:30 Monday to Friday Visit us Directions to 16-18 Campus Directions to Adult (19+) Campus Directions to Apprenticeships Accessibility College Policies & Procedures Cookies & Privacy Policy News Publications Sitemap Term Dates Travel Information Jobs Open Events We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. OK