St John Rigby College (abbreviated as St.JR, SJR or simply John Rigby) is a sixth form college in the Orrell district of Wigan, Greater Manchester situated in a 30-acre (120,000 m) estate surrounded by the Lancashire countryside. As a college for students who intend to proceed into higher education, students are accepted from across the Wigan and Bolton areas of Greater Manchester as well as parts of West Lancashire. The school's A Level pass rate was 98% in 2009, well above the national average, as are its vocational courses at Levels 1, 2 and 3. Students go on to attend a wide range of universities across the UK and abroad including Cambridge. The college also works to promote Fairtrade and forming partnerships with people in other countries such as Brazil which is part of the work the college does with CAFOD, and also forming partnerships with other colleges with Loreto College, Manchester. Originally a Christian Brothers boys' grammar school, in 1972 the school became a Sixth Form College under the trusteeship of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Liverpool.