Ofsted says Crawley College has made ‘significant progress’

Inspectors visited the college on February 27 and 28.

Crawley College’s last full Ofsted inspection took place in October 2016 when the college was Central Sussex College and was judged as ‘requires improvement’.

The Chichester College Group acquired the college in August 2017 and renamed it Crawley College.

A spokesman said: “Since then the college has become part of the Chichester College Group, with a focus on improving teaching and learning and the student experience at Crawley College.

“The inspectors were impressed with the work that has been carried out, rating the college as showing ‘significant progress’ in all aspects of the Ofsted report, including leadership and management, teaching and learning and cultural change.”

The report highlighted improvements in student achievement since the merger in August 2017, attributing this to the more active support given to students.

The report said: ‘Leaders, managers and teachers are focused on improving the quality of teaching, learning and assessment. They consider the needs of students in every aspect of their work.

‘Communication across the college has greatly improved and teachers feel valued, and this is in turn having a positive effect on students.

‘Students are more engaged in all aspects of their studies because good support is readily available.’

The report concluded that ‘Students value the caring and supportive learning environment created by staff at the college. As a result, they express a strong sense of belonging to the college community.’

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