Crescent Building
The Crescent Building opened in November 2007 and has 22 classrooms, including a hospital ward and early years suite which enhance the student learning experience. It is a landmark development on the Priestley College campus and is also home to the main reception and Crescent Cafe.
Priestley Building
The Priestley Building is the largest on campus and is home to our science laboratories, Student Services and all Performing Arts, Media and Music studios. Modern Foreign Languages, Maths and English are also taught here. The Viola Beach cafe is also housed in the Priestley Building.
Learning Resource Centre (LRC)
An area for silent study and academic research on Priestley College campus. The LRC is home to our Reading Room and our Wellbeing Hub. Here you will find our Wellbeing Practitioner and College Counsellor. The LRC is currently open for private study until 6pm Monday to Thursday during term time.
Sports Centre
The Sports Centre contains a full-size hall, fitness suite, sports lab, teaching rooms, office space and changing facilities. The college also has football, rugby and hockey pitches, netball court and all weather pitch.
STEM laboratories
We have a full range or well-equipped science and engineering laboratories. The electronics lab is well equipped with specialist benches and test equipment and has access to oscilloscopes and signal generators.
Performing Arts and Media
The Costello Theatre has the atmosphere of a professional theatre on performance night. There are Media Editing Facility and a full Music teaching suite with recording studio and soundproofed practice rooms.
Art and Design Centres
Following an extensive refurbishment and redevelopment these centres provide the broadest and most diverse ranges of Art and Design courses available in a truly creative and inspiring environment. There are several workshops and studio spaces, each supported by a wealth of dedicated equipment and machinery.
Lewis Carroll Centre
The Lewis Carroll Building is home to computing and ICT courses as well as to a new Business suite. The state-of-the-art, £1.2million development is home to more than 200 computers and the most recent addition to Priestley College campus.
Watch some of our tutors and staff as they take you on a tour of the Priestley College campus.
Get to know the Priestley College campus with a 3D tour, but visit for yourself to see what’s new.
