The Abbey DLD Colleges Group is a group of independent sixth form colleges in the United Kingdom, in London, Manchester, and Cambridge.[1][2] These colleges are operated by the Alpha Plus Group and have campuses in both London and Cambridge.
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Colleges
editThe oldest college within the group is Davies Laing and Dick College (DLD), which was established in 1931. After 10 years in Marylebone, the College merged with its younger sister Abbey College and moved in 2015 to a new facility in Lambeth, DLD College London.[3] As of 2024[update], the college had 373 students, and its headteacher was Irfan Latif.[4]
Abbey College Cambridge opened in 1994 and moved to purpose-built premises in 2016.[5] In the same academic year, the Cambridge centre achieved an A*-A grade rate of 61%. As of 2024[update], the college had 450 students, and its headteacher was Elena Hesse.[6]
Providing A Level and GCSE education since 1990, Abbey College Manchester[7] also includes International Foundation Programme pathways in Business, Science, Engineering, Humanities and Creative Arts. There are three major faculties within the college – Science and Mathematics, Arts and Humanities, and Languages and International Studies. The Manchester campus is based in the city centre of Manchester. As of 2024[update], the college had 211 students, and its headteacher was Chris Randell.[8]
Academic Results
edit2022's A-level results across the three colleges were as follows:
- Abbey College Cambridge: Percentage of A-level exam entries A*-A = 60%.
- DLD College London: Percentage of A-level exam entries A*-A = 40%.
- Abbey College Manchester: Percentage of A-level exam entries A*-A = 38%.[9]
Student disappearances
editIn 2017, three Vietnamese students went missing from Abbey College Manchester.[10] Three Vietnamese students also disappeared from DLD College London.[11] In total, 21 or 27 Vietnamese students, all girls, had disappeared from a number of independent schools and colleges.[11][10] An ex-staff member from Abbey College Manchester told a journalist that "teachers at the college sometimes worried about the students they met at the start of the school year. "Some of them are 14-15, can barely speak the language, live with strangers and often the courses they are enrolled on are completely unsuitable," one former staff member said. The college was well run and the teachers did the best for the students who were thrust into their care from every corner of the globe, but he "had concerns about whether some students should be with us.""[10] It is likely that the missing children are victims of human trafficking.[10][11]
Locations
edit- DLD College London, Westminster Bridge Road
- Abbey College Birmingham (52°29′07″N 1°54′16″W / 52.4852°N 1.9045°W) closed 2016
- Abbey College Cambridge (52°11′43″N 0°07′57″E / 52.1952°N 0.1326°E)
- Abbey College Manchester (53°28′53″N 2°14′38″W / 53.4814°N 2.2440°W)
References
edit- ^ Abbey DLD Colleges Group Abbey DLD Colleges Group. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
- ^ British Accreditation Council The British Accreditation Council. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
- ^ "DLD College London – Study A-Levels, GCSEs, BTEC, Foundation Courses – Best 6th Form College in London". DLD College London. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "DLD College". Get Information about Schools. Gov.UK.
- ^ "Abbey College Cambridge celebrates new campus handover". Abbey College Cambridge. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "Abbey College Cambridge". Get Information about Schools. Gov.UK.
- ^ "Abbey College Manchester – Study A-Levels, GCSEs, Foundation Courses and Retakes at the best 6th form college in Manchester". Abbey College Manchester. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "Abbey College Manchester". Get Information about Schools. Gov.UK.
- ^ "Results | Independent Sixth Forms | Abbey Group of Colleges". Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d Herrmann, Josh I (27 June 2020). "Disappearing students, missed clues and a secret trafficking scandal that rocked England's private schools". Manchester Mill. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ a b c Herrmann, Joshi; Gibbons, Katie (4 November 2019). "Gangs use top schools to traffic Asian girls". The Times. Retrieved 21 June 2024.