We are the nation’s no.1 Further Education College for BTEC Diploma’s and 2nd nationally for A levels

The Department for Education academic performance tables, published on the 21st January 2016 have ranked the College as the top further education college in the country for vocational achievement, and 2nd nationally for A level achievement.
The tables show, out of all of the 183 further education colleges in the country, the College is:

No.2 nationally for A level points score per entry (The average score per examination entered)
No.4 in the country for A level points score per student (The average score per student)
Cronton also ranks at the top in Merseyside and Cheshire for the percentage of A level students gaining 3 or more A levels at 98%

A LEVEL POINTS SCORE PER ENTRY – National GFE and Tertiary Top 10
1	The South Downs College	212.5
2	Cronton Sixth Form	211.8
3	South Devon College	210.5
4	York College	210.3
5	Central College Nottingham	210
6	Colchester Institute	210
7	Stockton Riverside College	208.5
8	Salford City College	207.9
9	New College Swindon	207.7
10	Chichester College	206.9

No 1 in the country for vocational points score per entry
(The average score per examination entered)
No 1 in the country for vocational points score per student (The average score per student)
No.1 in the country for vocational added value (How much the College adds to the grade a student would have been expected to achieve given their previous qualifications)
The average grade for a vocational student is a Distinction Star (The highest grade available which is equivalent to A* at A level)

VOCATIONAL POINTS SCORE PER STUDENT – National GFE and Tertiary Top 10
1	Cronton Sixth Form	742.0
2	Runshaw College	741.7
3	Nelson and Colne College	694.0
4	Worthing College	669.2
5	Newcastle-under-Lyme College	663.5
6	Truro and Penwith College	661.4
7	Salford City College	659.4
8	Bury College	653.1
9	Stanmore College	638.0
10	Stoke-on-Trent College	635.2

Mary Murphy, Principal, said: “We are delighted to have been ranked as the number one further education college in the Country in the DfE league tables for the fourth year running. This achievement demonstrates the outstanding teaching and learning we have at the colleges. Our dedicated staff work with our students to help them reach their full potential and they are given every opportunity to progress into higher education, training or employment”.