| Motto | High Quality Education in a Caring Environment |
|---|---|
| Type | Further education college |
| Principal | Mrs Helen Pegg |
| Chair of governors | David Carr |
| Location | Leek Road Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire ST4 2RU England |
| Local authority | Stoke-on-Trent |
| DfE number | ???/8600 |
| DfE URN | 130817 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | approx. 1800 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 16+ |
| Colours | Blue & White |
| Telephone Number | 01782 848736 |
| Fax Number | 01782 747456 |
| Website | StokeSFC |
The City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College is a mixed sixth form college on Leek Road, Stoke-on-Trent. Prior to September 2010 the college was located on Victoria Road, Fenton. The college also has a campus in Burslem, which teaches 7% of the pupils.[1] The college is also known as Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College, and - prior to its relocation - Fenton Sixth Form College.
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The college specializes in educating years 12 and 13, where students can gain A-Level and AS-level qualifications. More than 95% of students are aged between 16 and 19.[1] About 90% of students are of White British heritage,[2] with a large minority being British Pakistanis. The local area is deprived, the city is in economic and social decline, and a Ofsted report noted that the local area had a "culture of low attainment and aspiration".[2] About 70% of students come from the city, with the rest journeying in from North Staffordshire.[2]
The college requires a minimum of four GCSEs at A* to C grades, rather than the minimum five usually required.[3]
The college was established in 1970 on Victoria Road, Fenton; making it the first purpose-built sixth form college in the country.[2] Next to it was the Fenton Manor Sports Complex. Originally build with a capacity of 700 students, it eventually came to teach more than double that that figure.[2]
The idea of a 'University Quarter' was first announced in 2004,[4] and was developed for the next few years.[5] A December 2004 report gave most teaching staff a grade of good or better.[2] In November 2006 an Ofsted report gave the college a 'satisfactory' grade, and gave a good or better teaching and learning in 72% of lessons.[3] In late 2008 planning permission was given for the college to build a new campus on Leek Road,[6] as part of a £1.5 billion regeneration project in North Staffordshire.[7] The project was suspended in January 2009,[8] and concerns were made if sufficient funds could be found.[9] The site was handed over to developers in March 2009,[10] just as an Ofsted report gave the college a 'satisfactory' grade.[1] In September 2010 the college officially moved to Leek Road, Stoke-on-Trent.
The school competes with four other institutes in the city: St Joseph's College, St Margaret Ward Catholic School and Arts College, St Thomas More Catholic College and Stoke-on-Trent College. Of these only Shelton based Stoke-on-Trent College is not attached to a school. St Joseph's, a Voluntary Aided Catholic Grammar School, has for many years received significantly higher average A-level points per student than the other four institutes. Stoke-on-Trent College has consistently finished fifth out of the five institutes.
Since 2006 the college has an average A/AS-level points per student of just below the national average.[11]
| Year | Average A/AS-level points per student | City Ranking (of 5) |
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| 2002[12] | 63.9 | 4 |
| 2003[13] | 245.6 | 4 |
| 2004[14] | 240.8 | 2 |
| 2005[15] | 241.6 | 2 |
| 2006[16] | 706.5 | 2 |
| 2007[17] | 661.2 | 3 |
| 2008[18] | 658.1 | 3 |
| 2009[19] | 628.9 | 4 |
| 2010[20] | 622.6 | 4 |
The points system has changed over the years, leading to big jumps in some years.
The college has feeder schools throughout the city.
Many of the students go on to local Universities Staffordshire and Keele.
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