Open Evenings

Open Evening is an opportunity to find out more Information about the courses, subjects and specialist programmes on offer at Cronton Sixth Form College. These include our Professional Studies Programmes, Prestigious Universities Programme and Centres of Excellence.

Cronton Sixth Form College Open Evenings 2022 – 2023

We are delighted to be holding our Open Events on the dates below. Come along to meet the tutors, hear from our students and tour the campus facilities.

  • Wednesday 12th October 2022, 5.30pm – 7.30pm
  • Thursday 13th October 2022, 5.30pm – 7.30pm
  • Tuesday 8th November 2022, 5.30pm – 7.30pm
  • Tuesday 21st March 2023, 5.30pm – 7.30pm

Address: Cronton Sixth Form College, Cronton Lane, Widnes, WA8 5WA.

To keep our staff and students safe, unless you are exempt, we recommend wearing a face covering when inside the college buildings and, if possible, you should attend with just one parent/guardian. We also ask that you ensure that you are up to date with your twice weekly lateral flow tests.

Parking:

You can park in the College car park, simply come in the main entrance and you will be directed through. If the College car park becomes full during the event, you are able to park in Cronton Nurseries or the Ford Social Club and our parking marshals will direct you. Please note that we DO NOT have any agreement with the Hillcrest Hotel and if you park there you do need to pay.

The Cronton Experience

Find out more information about The Cronton Experience including all of the unique opportunities available to you at Cronton by clicking on the video below.

We look forward to seeing you all soon at one of the Open Events above.

Click here to apply now for 2022.

Visit our Virtual Open Evening now!

Our Virtual Open Event is now available at any time on demand at cronton.onlineopendays.com. You can access recordings of all of our live talks if you click on the ‘LIVE talk schedule’.

2021 Results

This summer we celebrated excellent results:

100% A Level Pass Rate

  • 69% Top Grades A*-B
  • 92% High Grades A*-C

100% BTEC Pass Rate

  • 88% BTEC High Grades
  • 48% BTEC Triple Distinction Star Grades (equivalent to 3 A* grades at A level)

Facilities

We continue to invest in the very best teachers who are highly qualified and experienced, alongside state of the art facilities which you will have the opportunity to see during the evening. These include our new 320 seat Cronton Playhouse theatre, the IDEA Centre; a unique STEM facility, our brand new Dance Studio and our Media & Film Suites.

Cronton Sixth Form College Open Evening

COMING SOON: Health and Wellbeing Centre

Health and Wellbeing Centre, Opening Academic Year 21/22

The innovative £6 million pound Health and Wellbeing Centre is being built in order to meet the increasing demand for highly skilled workers in the health and social care and wellbeing sectors. It will also provide new state of the art mathematics accommodation to further strengthen the college’s already exceptional STEM facilities.

Student Support

Our award winning Student Support Team will be on hand to provide you with the information about the vast range of support you can access at the college, combined with our Advice and Guidance Team providing information on the admissions process and details of transport options.

The Virtual Principal’s Talk

Watch the Principal’s Talk below, which includes information about our results, the different programmes on offer, The Cronton Experience, support, and admissions advice.

Apply to College   

Application forms will be available at Open Evening, which you can complete and hand in during the event. Alternatively you can apply online by clicking here.

We hope that you enjoy your visit and we look forward to working with you in the near future to help you achieve your personal goals and ambitions.

In the meantime please view our College Prospectus for 2021.

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