A sixth form college in Eastleigh that teaches almost 5,000 students has been judged ‘outstanding’ for the first time by Ofsted.
Barton Peveril College achieved the top grade in a report published today that said students “rightly recognise the sensible steps that leaders have taken to create a calm and purposeful environment that is strongly focused on learning”.
The education watchdog found that learners and staff are “very respectful, and there is a high level of trust” which enables learners including those with high needs to feel “able to develop their own identity”.
Learners at the college, which has been judged ‘good’ consistently by Ofsted over the past 20 years, also “benefit from consistently high-quality teaching” and benefit from an “extensive range of high quality extra-curricular opportunities” such as photography, counselling, yoga, and gardening.
