Buildings
The college consists of numerous buildings that are situated on two sides of Lower Park Road — the campus utilises a total of eight buildings. The College's buildings are named: "Ward Hall", "Birtles", "Marylands", "Firwood", "Xavier", "Sunbury", "Ryken" and "Mayfield" — the structures were built from 1840 onwards. Additions and renovations have been an ongoing feature of the campus' development, with Birtles a key example of this process. The Ryken and Mayfield buildings were added at the commencement of the 21st century and house information technology equipment. The Ryken building was named after one of the founders of the Xaverian order, Theodore James Ryken. All of the college buildings are located around the perimeter of a central grassed area where sporting and social activities take place.
- Ward Hall accommodating Ancient History, Classical Civilisation, History, Modern Languages and Uniformed Public Services.
- Birtles for Sports Studies, Drama and Music.
- Marylands for English Language and English Literature.
- Firwood houses the main student common room, catering facilities, student services, learning support suite, additional learning support and tutorial rooms, college chapel and RE rooms, administration offices and the main reception.
- Xavier is home to the Manchester University foundation courses in Biology, Medicine and Dentistry and also houses Mathematics and Sciences.
- Sunbury houses RE classes and the NHS cadet course, among others.
- Ryken holds the careers service and library. It also provides a seminar room for visiting speakers and a large drop centre where students are able to make use of college ICT facilities. The ground floor of the building plays host the College's Art Department and Photographic Studio.
- Mayfield accommodating Business Studies, Computing, Economics, Film Studies, Geography, Government and Politics, Health and Social Care, ICT, Media Studies, Psychology and Sociology.
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