A Catholic sixth form college has been awarded a third straight ‘outstanding’ rating by Ofsted.
Manchester-based Loreto College was granted the top rating across the board in a report published today, 13 years after it last achieved the feat.
Since the college’s last inspection, Ofsted has introduced an enhanced inspection framework which places less emphasis on exam results and instead focuses on the quality of teaching and curriculum, in addition to a new skills element which assesses how well colleges meet the regions skills needs.
At the time of this inspection there were 3,591 students aged 16 to 19 who were following a fulltime study programme with most students studying A-levels across 34 subjects.
