College Life:
Success Rates
Success & Achievement 08/09
Overall, 78% of students achieved their chosen qualification and 76% achieved their qualification on short programmes.
Success rates on long courses continue to rise 15% over the last 3 years). 71% of students achieved their full level 2 and 78% of students achieved their full level 3.
16-18
Long level 1 - [up 7% to 88%]
Long level 2 - [up 2% to 73%]
Long level 3 - [up 11% to 81%]
19+
Long level 1- 10% to 81%
Long level 3 -[up 5% to 73%]
Gender & Age Success Rates
Female 16-18 -[73%]
Male 16-18 - [74%]
Female 19+ -[74%]
Male 19+ - [81%]
[73%]of students with a learning disability / difficulty or health problem achieved their chosen qualification.
Work-based Learning 08/09
Apprenticeships (timely success) - [62%] (national average 47%)
Apprenticeships (overall) - [66%](national average [65.7%]
Advanced Apprenticeships timely - 61% (national average 41%)
Advanced Apprenticeships overall - [73%](national average 65%)
GCSE's / AS / A2 Achievements 08/09
GCSE success rates rose [10%to 79%] from 2007/08.
AS level - [success rates rose 15% to 70%]
A2 level - [success rates rose 13% to 91%
*Success rate is the number of students who achieved from the number who started. Achievement rate is the number of students who achieved who remained on the course.