North-East-Wakefield College
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Encouraging the fulfilment of individual potential by providing high quality education in a supportive environment
NEW College, Pontefract, was established in 1987 as a 6th form college serving the North East Wakefield area.
In the year beginning 2002 (the year of its last Ofsted inspection), there were:
- 1,268 students aged 16 to 18 on roll
- 85% of students aged 16 to 18 were studying at level 3
- 14% of these were studying at level 2
- 97% of these were full time students
- 141 adult students
- 36% of these were studying level 1 courses
- 26% of these were studying level 2 courses
- 38% of these were studying level 3 courses
In 2005 the A/ AS level performance points obtained:
- by NEW College, was 318.5
- The Local Education Authority that New College is situated in (Wakefield), was 263.9.
- Nationally, was 277.6
The current principal of NEW College is Dr. Richard Williams, who took up the post on the 1 November 2004 after being Vice-Principal at the college since 2001. His predecessor was Rob Phillips. The principal before MR. Philips was David Machin.
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