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Top apprenticeship training providers

Ranked by achievement rates, employer and apprentice satisfaction, learner volume and specialist depth. Scored out of 100.

Q3 2026 ranking · refreshes quarterly

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1

Manchester Metropolitan University

91.6
2

Baltic Apprenticeships

90.4
3

Corndel

89.9
4

Train’d Up

89.2
5

Northern Trains

89.0
6

Fuel Learning

88.0
7

Siemens Mobility Limited

87.7
8

University of Exeter

87.5
9

Lynwood Vets

86.9
10

Cognition Evolve UK Ltd

86.8
11

Eden Training Solutions

86.4
12

First Intuition South Limited

86.3
13

Assist Knowledge Development

86.3
14

West Berkshire Training Consortium

85.8
15

Dick White Academy

85.7
16

System People

85.6
17

MEAT Ipswich

85.6
18

The Open University

85.6
19

The Kingdom Group

85.6
20

Fareport Training

85.5

How rankings work

Achievement rate — 40%

Official apprenticeship achievement rate published by the DfE. The single biggest factor, because completing is what an apprenticeship is for.

Satisfaction — 25%

Employer and apprentice feedback ratings, published by the DfE on the Find Apprenticeship Training service.

Scale and volume — 20%

Total learner volume. A strong rate across thousands of apprentices is stronger evidence than the same rate across a handful.

Specialist depth — 15%

Learner-to-standard ratio. Providers concentrating on fewer standards with more learners in each score higher.

Scored out of 100 and published monthly, dated so a score can be cited. Nothing a provider does with FATP affects it: we removed a responsiveness factor in August 2026 precisely because engaging with us should never move a provider up. No provider can pay to appear or move up, ever.

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