2018 Inspection Report

Following a successful inspection in January 2018, St. Francis Xavier Sixth Form College was judged to be a “Good Provider” by Ofsted. Here are some quotes from the report:

• “Students are well behaved, tolerant and respectful of each other and their teachers”
• “[students] enjoy coming to the college to complete their A Level and vocational qualifications”
• The Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is Good “…teachers….teach lively and challenging lessons where students learn well”
• “Teachers are well qualified in their subject area and use their knowledge well to deepen their students’ understanding of the topics they teach”
• “Teachers give students very clear and detailed feedback on their work to enable them to understand what they need to do to improve”
• “Teachers support students well to develop their independent learning and research skills”
• “Students show very good attitudes to learning. They have high aspirations and work well together and independently”
• “Students take part in and enjoy a wide variety of activities outside of their lessons”
• “Students benefit from very good and effective careers advice and guidance”
• “Students feel safe”