Courses

Our teaching focuses on examination success. We achieve this through the acquisition of knowledge, examination technique and thinking skills. Our teachers are experts in their respective fields; they teach our students the information they need in the form and style that they need to maximize their potential.

“Abbey College Manchester is highly successful in achieving its aims to guide students to achieve academic success, to fulfil their aspirations and to learn to respect and value one another.

Students from a very diverse range of educational and cultural backgrounds acquire good results in GCSE, A-Level examinations and in the IFP.

Mostly good, well-planned and well-resourced teaching and an excellent and highly flexible curriculum enable a high proportion of students to achieve their goal of a place in higher education. The students have excellent attitudes to their work, being diligent and attentive in class and taking pride with their written work. The most able achieve places on highly competitive courses, such as medicine.”

Independent Schools Inspection report (ISI, February 2015)

At Abbey College Manchester students can study any of the following:

Abbey College Manchester Two Year A-level Courses

TWO YEAR A LEVELS

A wide range of science, maths, arts, humanities, business and languages courses are available.

Abbey College Manchester One Year Intensive Retake A Levels

ONE YEAR INTENSIVE RETAKE A LEVELS

A range of subjects are available to study on a one year retake basis.

Abbey College Manchester Combined Studies Programme

COMBINED STUDIES PROGRAMME

Our Level 3 Combined Studies Programme is available over two or one years in a range of pathways as an alternative to A-Levels.

Abbey College Manchester International Foundation Programmes

INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION PROGRAMMES

International students can undertake business, science, medicine, creative arts, engineering or humanities pathways to prepare them for study at UK universities.

Abbey College Manchester Football Training with Academic Studies

FOOTBALL TRAINING WITH ACADEMIC STUDIES

A unique opportunity for students to gain qualifications for entry to university alongside intensive football training which could lead to playing professional or semi-professional football in the future.

Abbey College Manchester GCSEs

GCSES

Small class sizes and high standards of teaching produce consistently good academic results. Students are able to take up to 6 subjects and the course is delivered in its entirety in a year.

Abbey College Manchester Academic English

ACADEMIC ENGLISH

All international students with IELTS of below 6.5 study this alongside their main academic programme.