Leaders at a Sussex sixth form college say they have “worked tirelessly” to secure a second successive ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating – 10 years after the education watchdog’s last visit.
Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College (BHASVIC) was handed the top rating in all areas by inspectors in a report published today following a visit in early December – its first since November 2012 when it also scored ‘outstanding’ across the board.
Since the last visit Ofsted has introduced an enhanced inspection framework, meaning inspections place less emphasis on exam results and more on the quality of teaching and curriculum, as well as the skills inspection element which assesses how well it is meeting the needs in the area.
At the time of BHASVIC’s latest inspection, there were 3,420 16-to-18 full time students – 2,592 of whom were on A-level courses, 42 who were on vocational programmes and 747 on a mix of the two.