A college on a turnaround journey has had its third consecutive ‘requires improvement’ Ofsted report published, following a visit that came 12 months “too soon” in the view of its principal.
Coventry College received another grade three overall judgement today but saw its grade for apprenticeships drop to a four – meaning the college will now be banned from delivering apprenticeships as FE Week revealed earlier this month.
The college has faced significant financial challenges since it formed through a merger of Henley College Coventry and City College Coventry in 2017, which were so severe the college’s solvency was threatened.
Ofsted’s latest report on the college, which teaches over 5,000 students, said senior leaders have “rightly focused their efforts on securing financial stability for the college” and recognised that they have also “invested considerable time and effort in improving the quality of education”.
