Riverside College, Widnes

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Riverside College
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TypeFurther education
Established2006
Department for Education URN130622 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalMary Murphy
GenderMixed
Websitehttp://www.riversidecollege.ac.uk/

Riverside College (formerly known as Halton College) is a further education college based over two sites in the Widnes, Cheshire, England. It was rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted following an inspection in 2020.[1]

The college was established from the merger of Halton College and Widnes & Runcorn Sixth Form College in 2006. Today, Riverside College has two campuses in Widnes: one, the more academically focused Cronton Sixth Form College, 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, T Levels, 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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  1. ^ "Inspection of Riverside College Halton". ofsted.gov.uk. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.

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