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.

Members of St John Rigby’s Honours Programme recently embarked on a two day visit to the University of Cambridge as part of the University’s HE+ Initiative.

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Staff and students took part in several fund raising activities for Sport Relief.
They raised over £600 by holding a space hopper race, rugby kick off, walk & run around the college grounds, and a‘Go without something’ sponsorship. Student Jake Lockyer raised sponsorship money for having his head shaved, and students Jake Band and Robert Jones cycled from Wigan to Liverpool.

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As part of their ‘Organising a trip’ unit, a group of Foundation and Entry level learners decided against the usual trip to Alton Towers for the day  and suggested a four day visit to Disneyland Paris.

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SJR Drama presented a production of Woyzeck to start its spring season of plays ‘in the round’ in the SJR Theatre. The second play in the season was Tissue, performed by SJR second year Acting students. Proceeds from this production have been donated to the charity Breast Cancer Campaign.

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Stephanie Mills has become the first SJR student to publish a full-length novel.

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