Shena Simon Campus

in
Central Manchester


Shena Simon Campus is a vibrant sixth form centre in the heart of Manchester. The campus offers a full range of A levels and is well known for its excellent performing arts and music courses. It has industry standard media facilities and two theatres.

Performances at the Waterside Theatre and Sackville Theatre are open to the public and are advertised on our events page.

Facilities at Shena Simon Campus include:

  • rehearsal rooms and recording studios
  • IT suites designed for music and media production
  • DJ skills booths
  • photography studios and darkroom
  • Waterside Theatre and Sackville Theatre
  • theatre set production workshop
  • science labs
  • dance studios
  • library resources centre (LRC)

Local area

Shena Simon Campus is a Grade II listed building in a lively and beautiful part of the city centre. Whitworth Gardens, also known as Sackville Park, is a leafy urban oasis next to the campus. Shena Simon is surrounded by university buildings, giving 16-18 year olds a window into student life. The streets around the campus have lots of interesting architecture in the ornate style of the textile industry.

Manchester’s central bus station and Piccadilly and Oxford Road train stations are a few minutes’ walk from the campus. The National Express coach station is just around the corner.

Shena Simon has the benefit of all the city centre’s attractions. It is particularly close to Chinatown and the Cornerhouse gallery and arts cinema.

Did you know?

The statue of Alan Turing in Sackville Park has the inscription ‘IEKYF ROMSI ADXUO KVKZC GUBJ’ which is ‘Founder of Computer Science’ as it would be encoded by an Enigma machine.

Bus routes

Shena Simon Campus is close to the Piccadilly bus station, so can be reached from all bus routes into the city centre.

Metrolink

Shena Simon Campus is close to the Piccadilly Gardens Metrolink (tram) stop.

Train

Oxford Road and Piccadilly train stations are a few minutes' walk from the campus.

Parking

Parking is very limited but there is an NCP car park nearby and several pay and display parking bays.

Opening times

Monday to Wednesday: 7.00am-9.00pm
Thursday and Friday: 7.00am-5.30pm

Reception opening times

  • Monday and Wednesday: 8.30am-7.30pm
  • Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 8.30am-4.30pm

Accessibility of college sites

Detailed information about the accessibility of the college's sites and facilities is provided by DisabledGo, an organisation that specialises in producing online access guides to venues.

Location

Shena Simon Campus
Whitworth Street
Manchester M1 3HB