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.
Useful Information
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.