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  • Excellent careers advice
wILBERFORCE COLLEGE RATED "GOOD" IN 2024

2024 full inspection

Wilberforce Sixth Form College was judged as a ‘Good’ provider in the 2024 full inspection.

This grade of Good reflects the hard work and dedication of the College’s colleagues and partners in providing outstanding experience, progression and outcomes.

We offer our students a varied curriculum that addresses local and national priorities, providing skills and enrichment opportunities that help our students gain employment as well as places on apprenticeships and at universities across the country.

Highlights from the 2024 full inspection report:

  • They offer an ambitious curriculum that meets the needs of thier students
  • Students benefit from an extensive programme of activities beyond their main programme to develop their interests, personal skills and attributes. For example, an ‘upskilling’ programme provides opportunities for students to learn about topics that will be of value for their future careers. These include medicine, space science, time management and leading difficult conversations.
  • Students receive effective individual support, such as academic mentoring, to develop their study skills.
  • Staff place a strong emphasis on supporting students to identify and prepare for their next steps. An extensive careers advice and guidance programme helps students to consider and identify realistic future career paths, often outside their initial expectations
  • Staff have high expectations of what their students can achieve. They support students
    well to improve their confidence and resilience.
  • Students feel safe in the college.
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Our full Ofsted Report can be found here: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/130580

The Schools and College Performance Tables are produced by the Department for Education (DfE) and allow visitors to see how we perform in a number of areas.

The Department for Education Performance table can be found: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/130580

Given the uneven impact of the pandemic on school and college performance data, the government has said you should not make direct comparisons between the performance data from one school or college and another, or to data from previous years.

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20/11/25 Weather Update

All timetables sessions from 12pm onwards have been cancelled.
The College Day will finish at 12pm, with all timetabled sessions during the afternoon cancelled to ensure that everyone can travel home safely ahead of busier traffic and further bad weather later today. Register marks will be amended accordingly.
We have organised for the Ellie Rose buses – routes W1 and W2 to collect students for their return journey at 12.30pm prompt. Students using all other College bus routes (Stagecoach) will need to use the public transport available if leaving early as they are unable to rearrange their services.
If you need to remain in the College until the end of the day, then the normal pick-up times still apply, with the exception of the W1 and W2 routes. The College will remain open until the end of the day for those that cannot facilitate leaving earlier and arrangements have been made for students to continue work.
Lunch will be still be served from 11.30am to 12.30pm.
Any queries please contact Reception by phoning 01482 711688 or email enquiries@wilberforce.ac.uk
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