About Derwentside College
Derwentside College is a further education provider based in Consett, County Durham, offering a wide range of vocational education and training with a strong focus on apprenticeships. The college states that it is in the top 5% nationally for vocational education and aims to develop the knowledge, skills and qualities learners need to progress into sustained employment and build successful careers...
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Key Facts
- Active Learners:
- 3,281
- Standards:
- 30
- Locations:
- 4
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Ofsted
Inspected October 2022- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Source: Ofsted further education and skills inspection outcomes, published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We publish Ofsted's judgement as given and do not grade providers ourselves. Read the full inspection report on Ofsted
Performance Data
Employer Score
4.0Apprentice Score
3.0Active Learners
3,281
Official achievement data by course
DfE-published rates for 2024/25. Achievement counts everyone who left the programme; pass rate counts only those who reached end-point assessment.
| Course | Achievement | Pass rate | Retention | Learners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult Care Worker | 75.3% | 98.2% | 76.7% | 70 |
| Bricklayer | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Business Administrator | 79.2% | 100% | 79.2% | 80 |
| Business and Administration | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Business and Professional Administration | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Care Leadership and Management | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Carpentry and Joinery | 35.3% | 66.7% | 52.9% | 20 |
| Children, Young People and Families Manager | 77.8% | 100% | 77.8% | 20 |
| Children, Young People and Families Practitioner | 60% | 100% | 60% | 80 |
| Cleaning Hygiene Operative | 100% | 100% | 100% | 10 |
| Craft Carpentry and Joinery | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Customer Service Practitioner | 75% | 96.4% | 77.8% | 40 |
| Early Years Educator | 72.2% | 98.1% | 73.6% | 70 |
| Early Years Lead Practitioner | 64.3% | 100% | 64.3% | 10 |
| Early Years Practitioner | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Engineering Fitter | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Engineering Manufacturing Technician | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Engineering Operative | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Engineering Technician | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Floorlayer - Textile and Resilient | 92.9% | 100% | 92.9% | 10 |
| Groundworker | 83.3% | 100% | 83.3% | 10 |
| Hairdressing Professional | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Healthcare Support Worker | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Highways Maintenance Skilled Operative | 70% | 100% | 70% | 30 |
| Hospitality Supervisor | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| HR Support | 90% | 100% | 90% | 10 |
| Improvement Practitioner | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Improvement Technician | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Information Communications Technician | 87.5% | 87.5% | 100% | 10 |
| Installation and Maintenance Electrician | 66.7% | 100% | 66.7% | 10 |
| Lead Adult Care Worker | 56.5% | 95.3% | 59.3% | 110 |
| Lead Practitioner in Adult Care | 63.6% | 100% | 63.6% | 10 |
| Leader in Adult Care | 65.8% | 96.2% | 68.4% | 40 |
| Lean Manufacturing Operative | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Learning and Development Practitioner | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Machining Technician | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Metal Fabricator | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Operations Manager | 94.4% | 100% | 94.4% | 20 |
| Roofer | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Safety, Health and Environment Technician | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Senior Healthcare Support Worker | 72.6% | 100% | 72.6% | 110 |
| Teaching Assistant | 88.9% | 100% | 88.9% | 30 |
| Team Leader | 68.2% | 100% | 68.2% | 20 |
| Youth Support Worker | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
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Data sourced from Skills England, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), and the National Achievement Rate Tables. View on Find Apprenticeship Training