Achievements, awards and accreditations
Weston College is the top-performing College in the West of England.
Aside from outstanding academic success, the College and its staff and courses have won a string of prestigious awards, accolades and accreditations in recent years.
This shows that quality and excellence run through everything we do and means that that, whether you’re thinking about enrolling on a course, training your staff, or working with us, you can be confident Weston College is the best choice for you.
Look below to find out more about our achievements.
An Ofsted Outstanding College
'Outstanding' Ofsted rating
In our most recent Ofsted review, we received he highest possible rating – ‘grade one Outstanding’ – following a rigorous, week-long inspection in December 2013.
The inspection related to every area of the College’s education programme –14-16 provision, 16-18 study programmes, 19+ learning and apprenticeships.
The College was rated 'Outstanding' in all four areas of inspection:
- Overall effectiveness
- Outcomes for learners
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment;
- Effectiveness of leadership and management.
Ofsted also singled out many curriculum areas for praise, particularly the outstanding provision in:
- Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy
- Sport
- Public Services
- Independent Living and Leisure
- Foundation English.
