Full-Time Learners Aged 16-18 Years – Diversity (2024-25 Year-End)

Impact on Diversity and Inclusion

Gender

Ethnicity

Learning difficulty or disability

Deprivation Band

For learners aged 16-18, there continued to be more male learners in 2024/25 than female, however both groups achieved at very similar rates on their technical and vocational programmes.

We continue to support a diverse cohort of learners with the 16-18 ethnicity profile showing our learners as a group are more diverse that the local population. 37.9% of our learners are from minority groups who make up 15.1% of the local population. The majority of 16-18 learners representing these groups perform equally well to their peers with those declaring Asian or Black as their ethnicity performing slightly above college averages. The college has worked hard at narrowing any emerging achievement gaps and there are now no significant gaps in achievement rates between ethnicities.

1,268 (25%) of the 16-18 learners we support have a learning difficulty or disability. This represents a 15 5% increase over the past 3 years. Learners with difficulties and disabilities achieve at a comparable rate to their peers on core and GCSE programmes.

In our 16 to 18 cohort when you compare the performance of learners experiencing potential barriers to learning including socio-economic, care experienced and in receipt of free college meals, there are no significant differences in achievement.