One of the best
- Ofsted Grade 1 Outstanding college
- Ranked in the top 3% of England’s further education colleges 6 years running*
- Founding member of the Chartered Institute for Further Education (CIFE)
Fantastic results
- 97% pass rate in 2019/20 (of which 57% achieved a high grade)**
- Ranked second in England for improving student success in maths***
- Ranked fifth in England for improved outcomes in English3
- Student satisfaction is consistently over 90%
Something for everyone
- Diploma qualifications equivalent to 3 A Levels
- Pioneering the government’s new T Levels
- Choice of 17 subject areas
- Re-take maths and English if necessary
- Guaranteed place on one of our UK top 10 Lancaster University degrees****
Employment-focused
- Input from over 1,800 employers
- Guaranteed relevant industry placement*****
- Industry specialist expert tutors
- Multi-million pound high-tech facilities
- FREE career planning
All the support you need
- FREE or discounted travel pass
- FREE bus service linking Bispham Campus with Poulton-le-Fylde
- FREE breakfast and FREE lunch for eligible students
- Up to £1,200 Vulnerable Bursary if you’re in care or receiving certain benefits
- Personal progress tutor
- Specialist learning support
The right balance
- Warm, welcoming community
- New challenges, skills and friendships
- Volunteering, competitions, sports
- Students’ Union, clubs and societies
- Confidential counselling
- Low-cost gym and hair/beauty treatments
* National Achievement Rate Tables (NARTs) from the Department for Education & Education and Skills Funding Agency 2018/19
** Based on Level 3 Triple Diploma students achieving a 97% pass rate and 57% of these achieving Triple Distinction Star to Distinction, Merit, Merit – or equivalent
*** 16-18 Performance Tables 2018/19
**** Applies to successful level 3 students who meet the entry criteria. The Complete University Guide League Tables 2021 rank Lancaster University in the UK’s top 10 universities.
***** Full-time, eligible students
