Altrincham and Sale West MP Graham Brady performed the official opening ceremony for a new e Learning Centre at the Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College in Altrincham.
Blessed Thomas Holford, described by OFSTED as an ‘outstanding’ school and where 80% of pupils achieved 5 A* - C at GCSE, is a specialist mathematics and technology college and has an excellent reputation for teaching and standards in ICT. During the ceremony, Headteacher John Cornally said that the new eLearning Centre reflected the school’s excellent reputation in that area.
Graham Brady, performing the official opening ceremony, said:
‘This is an excellent school, and what you achieve educationally and in helping to bring up the young people at the school is something quite beautiful but is not always delivered in the most beautiful surroundings.’
he said that the new building would provide surroundings that were in keeping with the achievements and aspirations of the school.