• Our College is one of the fastest growing in the UK, increasing turnover from £26m to £39m in the past three years.
• We currently have over 33,500 enrolments at the College.
• Our overall success rate has improved by 25% over the three year period from 2003 to 2006.
• The College achieved the highest average points score per entry of all 12 providers of post-16 education in Milton Keynes (DfES School and College Achievement and Attainment Tables) in 2005/06.
• We now have over 3,000 16-18 year old students, a 23% year-on-year increase.
• As a lead provider of vocational education and training in the city, and an Action for Business College, we have over 6,500 employer sponsored enrolments per year.
• Our vibrant College community is drawn from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds with over 23% of full-time students being from ethnic minority groups.
• Our College won three national marketing awards in 2006/07 for student recruitment campaigns focusing on the faces and voices of our students.

Our Targets:

• Increase the proportion of 19 year olds who achieve at least a level 2 by 3 percentage points between 2004 and 2006, a further 2 percentage points between 2006 and 2008 and improve attainment at level 3.
• Reduce by at least 40% the number of adults in the workforce who lack a NVQ level 2 or equivalent qualifications by 2010.
• Improve the basic skills of 2.25 million adults between 2001 and 2010, with a milestone of 1.5m in 2007.

Ofsted Quote

“The broad range of programmes offers clear progression routes into employment or higher levels of study… [The College] has made rapid and significant improvements in success rates.” Ofsted Inspection Report, 2007