Best Craft carpentry and joinery apprenticeship providers
Every provider delivering the Level 3 Craft carpentry and joinery apprenticeship, ranked by the Department for Education's official 2024/25 achievement rate. Compare pass rates and cohort sizes, then view a provider's profile to enquire. See the Craft carpentry and joinery standard page for funding, duration and the full provider directory.
Top providers by achievement rate
Official 2024/25 achievement rates for Craft carpentry and joinery, published by the Department for Education. Cohort sizes shown - providers with fewer than 30 leavers are listed separately. How this table works
| # | Provider | Achievement rate | Pass rate | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | York College & University Centre | 94.3% | 100% | 40 |
| 2 | Preston College | 92.3% | 100% | 30 |
| 3 | West Lancashire College | 84.6% | 95.7% | 30 |
| – | Abingdon and Witney College small cohort | 100% | 100% | 20 |
| – | Furness College small cohort | 100% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Suffolk New College small cohort | 100% | 100% | 10 |
| – | The Sheffield College small cohort | 100% | 100% | 10 |
| – | University Centre Somerset College Group small cohort | 100% | 100% | 10 |
| – | South Hampshire College Group small cohort | 100% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Kingston Upon Hull City Council small cohort | 100% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Weston College small cohort | 100% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Derby College Group small cohort | 100% | 100% | 10 |
| – | City College Plymouth small cohort | 100% | 100% | 10 |
| – | DN Colleges Group small cohort | 100% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Calderdale College small cohort | 100% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Exeter College small cohort | 100% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Petroc small cohort | 100% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Gateshead College small cohort | 94.7% | 100% | 20 |
| – | Sunderland College small cohort | 94.1% | 94.1% | 20 |
| – | Hull College small cohort | 92.3% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Gloucestershire College small cohort | 91.7% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Sheffield City Council small cohort | 91.7% | 100% | 10 |
| – | The Building Crafts College small cohort | 91.7% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Bolton College small cohort | 91.7% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Truro & Penwith College small cohort | 90% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Ace Training small cohort | 90% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Hopwood Hall College and University Centre small cohort | 90% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Herefordshire Ludlow & NS College small cohort | 90% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Hugh Baird College small cohort | 88.9% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Wigan & Leigh College small cohort | 88.9% | 100% | 10 |
| – | EKC Group small cohort | 88.9% | 100% | 10 |
| – | New College Durham small cohort | 86.7% | 100% | 20 |
| – | Wirral Metropolitan College small cohort | 85.7% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Trafford College small cohort | 83.3% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Skills Group small cohort | 81.8% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Cornwall College small cohort | 80% | 100% | 20 |
| – | East Lancashire Learning Group small cohort | 80% | 88.9% | 10 |
| – | Bournemouth & Poole College small cohort | 78.6% | 100% | 10 |
| – | West Suffolk College small cohort | 75% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Burnley College small cohort | 71.4% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Leicester College small cohort | 71.4% | 100% | 10 |
| – | City of Bristol College small cohort | 62.5% | 100% | 10 |
| – | Leeds College of Building small cohort | 57.9% | 100% | 20 |
| – | Kirklees College small cohort | 53.3% | 88.9% | 20 |
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education, apprenticeship national achievement rate tables, 2024/25. Rankings are compiled by FATP and are not endorsed by the DfE. Providers with DfE-suppressed data (small cohorts) are not shown.
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