St John Rigby College is a Catholic College situated in a 30 acre campus in Orrell.
We are dedicated to the education and development of our students and welcome all who are happy to be educated within a Christian environment.
good reasons
to come to St John Rigby College: not only do we have excellent facilities and outstanding exam results; the college also has a huge range of courses to choose from, along with a friendly, welcoming atmosphere which everybody notices. Click here to find out more.
The closing date for on-time applications is Friday January 27th 2012.
For details of our entry requirements, please see page 15 of the College Prospectus.
Click the "How to apply" button (above left) for more information.
Click here to download the college application form in Word format, or here to download it as a PDF.
LATEST NEWS:The college production of the Broadway musical “Carnival” was a fantastic success, performed over four evenings at the start of December, and audiences were treated to some superb performances from the cast.
LATEST NEWS:An exciting Music Technology project has been taking place over the last six weeks at SJR, involving Year 11 students from Up Holland High School.
LATEST NEWS:Two SJR students excelled in the recent Wigan & Leigh Borough cross country event.
Robert Parkinson came 1st in the whole competition, while Aaron Lowe came 2nd in the 6th form category. Both runners are now going to represent Wigan & Leigh in the Greater Manchester cross country event in 2012.
LATEST NEWS:Joanna Millan, a Holocaust survivor, recently visited college to speak to over 100 History and Psychology students about her family background and her life in the Theresienstadt concentration camp.
A deeply moving and thought-provoking talk was followed by an opportunity for students to ask Joanna questions about her experiences in the camp and her life as a survivor of the Holocaust.
The talk provided a unique opportunity for students, and their reaction to Joanna’s testimony clearly showed it was something they will remember for the rest of their lives.
LATEST NEWS:Dance and Performance Studies students went to Stoke on Trent’s Regent Theatre to watch Matthew Bourne’s amazing production of ‘Nutcracker!’.