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Abbey College Manchester

Abbey College Manchester, located in the heart of the city's business community, educates students of 14 years and above. A broad GCSE and A-Level curriculum is offered and since being established in 1990, Abbey Manchester students have consistently achieved outstanding examination results enabling many of them to secure places on the most competitive university courses.


Tim Kilbride, Principal

Tim Kilbride

Tim read Geography at Liverpool University. His experience of headship includes a sixth form college, a high school in Germany, and an independent boarding school in England. He has extensive experience of school consultancy and inspection work in the UK and abroad.