About Furness College
Furness College is a further education provider based in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, operating from its Channelside and Sixth Form campuses. According to its About page, the college offers a very wide range of academic and technical courses for students of all ages and abilities, including A Levels, T Levels, vocational courses, university-level courses, apprenticeships and adult part-time courses...
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Key Facts
- Active Learners:
- 577
- Standards:
- 45
- Locations:
- 3
Official Sources
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Ofsted
Graded under Ofsted's renewed framework. Achievement, curriculum and participation are the judgements for this provider's apprenticeship provision; inclusion and leadership apply across the whole provider. The renewed framework does not award a single overall grade, and Ofsted states these do not map onto the previous Outstanding to Inadequate scale.
Read the full Ofsted reportSource: 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.
Performance Data
Employer Score
3.0Apprentice Score
3.0Active Learners
577
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 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 10 |
| Advanced and Creative Hair Professional | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Assistant Accountant | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Autocare Technician | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Bricklayer | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Business Administrator | 65% | 100% | 65% | 20 |
| Carpentry and Joinery | 63.2% | 100% | 63.2% | 20 |
| Construction Site Supervisor | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Craft Carpentry and Joinery | 100% | 100% | 100% | 10 |
| Customer Service Practitioner | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Early Years Educator | 68.8% | 100% | 68.8% | 20 |
| Early Years Practitioner | 59.3% | 100% | 59.3% | 30 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineer (Degree) | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Engineering Design Technician | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Engineering Fitter | 90.9% | 100% | 90.9% | 10 |
| Engineering Manufacturing Technician | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Engineering Operative | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Engineering Technician | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Groundworker | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Installation and Maintenance Electrician | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Lead Adult Care Worker | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Manufacturing Engineer (Degree) | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Manufacturing Engineering | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Metal Fabricator | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Operations Manager | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Painter and Decorator | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Pipe Welder | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Plasterer | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Professional Accounting Technician | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Software Developer | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Software Development Technician | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Teaching Assistant | 66.7% | 100% | 66.7% | 10 |
Ofsted Rating
Ofsted inspection data coming soon.
Data sourced from Skills England, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), and the National Achievement Rate Tables. View on Find Apprenticeship Training