Colleges and sixth forms
220 providers with courses open to school leavers. Sorted by how much they offer, which is a fair proxy for how much choice you would have once you are there.
Holly Lodge Girls' College
Liverpool, North West
17 courses for school leavers across 10 subject areas
Good2024
College
Liverpool College
Liverpool, North West
17 courses for school leavers across 11 subject areas
Outstanding2019
College
Manchester City Council
Manchester, North West
17 courses for school leavers across 5 subject areas
Good2023
Local authority
Millom School
Millom, North West
17 courses for school leavers across 10 subject areas
Good2022
School or sixth form
St Hilda'S Church of England High School
Liverpool, North West
17 courses for school leavers across 12 subject areas
Expected standard2026
School or sixth form
The Blue Coat School
Liverpool, North West
17 courses for school leavers across 8 subject areas
Good2022
School or sixth form
Liverpool City Council
Liverpool, North West
16 courses for school leavers across 8 subject areas
Good2023
Local authority
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Birkenhead, North West
16 courses for school leavers across 3 subject areas
Good2018
Local authority
Altrincham College
Altrincham, North West
16 courses for school leavers across 11 subject areas
Strong standard2026
College
Birtenshaw College
Bolton, North West
16 courses for school leavers across 3 subject areas
Requires improvement2024
College
Liverpool Life Sciences Utc
Liverpool, North West
15 courses for school leavers across 8 subject areas
School or sixth form
Hollinwood Academy
Oldham, North West
15 courses for school leavers across 9 subject areas
School or sixth form
Connell Co-Op College
Manchester, North West
15 courses for school leavers across 8 subject areas
Good2018
College
Hutton Church of England Grammar School
Preston, North West
15 courses for school leavers across 9 subject areas
Expected standard2026
School or sixth form
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Stockport, North West
14 courses for school leavers across 3 subject areas
Good2018
Local authority
Rocket Training Limited
Liverpool, North West
14 courses for school leavers across 5 subject areas
Good2016
Training provider
The Lakes School
Windermere, North West
14 courses for school leavers across 9 subject areas
Good2019
School or sixth form
Gateacre School
Liverpool, North West
13 courses for school leavers across 10 subject areas
School or sixth form
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
Darwen, North West
13 courses for school leavers across 9 subject areas
Good2025
School or sixth form
Appleby Grammar School
Appleby-In-Westmorland, North West
13 courses for school leavers across 10 subject areas
Expected standard2026
School or sixth form
Dorin Park School & Specialist Sen College
Chester, North West
12 courses for school leavers across 2 subject areas
College
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
BURY, North West
12 courses for school leavers across 3 subject areas
Good2010
Local authority
Brighter Futures Merseyside Limited
Liverpool, North West
12 courses for school leavers across 4 subject areas
Good2019
Training provider
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Thornton-Cleveleys, North West
12 courses for school leavers across 2 subject areas
School or sixth form
Ashley High School
Widnes, North West
11 courses for school leavers across 3 subject areas
School or sixth form
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Runcorn, North West
11 courses for school leavers across 8 subject areas
Needs attention2026
School or sixth form
New Bridge School
Oldham, North West
10 courses for school leavers across 6 subject areas
School or sixth form
Blackburne House Group
Liverpool, North West
10 courses for school leavers across 3 subject areas
Good2023
Training provider
Halton Borough Council
Widnes, North West
9 courses for school leavers across 1 subject areas
Good2013
Local authority
Myerscough College
Preston, North West
9 courses for school leavers across 2 subject areas
Requires improvement2023
College
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Dukinfield, North West
9 courses for school leavers across 2 subject areas
Local authority
North Ridge High School
Manchester, North West
8 courses for school leavers across 1 subject areas
School or sixth form
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Blackburn, North West
8 courses for school leavers across 4 subject areas
Outstanding2024
School or sixth form
Turton School
Bolton, North West
8 courses for school leavers across 6 subject areas
Good2024
School or sixth form
St Nicholas Catholic High School
Northwich, North West
8 courses for school leavers across 8 subject areas
Good2024
School or sixth form
Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio
Darwen, North West
7 courses for school leavers across 5 subject areas
Expected standard2026
Other provider
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College
Wirral, North West
6 courses for school leavers across 6 subject areas
Strong standard2026
College
Manor Academy Sale
Sale, North West
5 courses for school leavers across 5 subject areas
School or sixth form
Energy Coast Utc
Workington, North West
5 courses for school leavers across 5 subject areas
Good2023
School or sixth form
Presfield High School and Specialist College
Southport, North West
5 courses for school leavers across 3 subject areas
College
Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, A Voluntary Academy
North West
5 courses for school leavers across 3 subject areas
Expected standard2026
School or sixth form
All Saints Catholic High School
Kirkby, North West
5 courses for school leavers across 5 subject areas
Good2021
School or sixth form
Training 2000 Limited
Blackburn, North West
4 courses for school leavers across 1 subject areas
Good2025
Training provider
North of England Training Limited
Chorley, North West
4 courses for school leavers across 1 subject areas
Good2022
Training provider
West Lancashire Community High School
Skelmersdale, North West
4 courses for school leavers across 1 subject areas
School or sixth form
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Huyton, North West
4 courses for school leavers across 2 subject areas
Good2016
Local authority
Pendle Community High School & College
Nelson, North West
3 courses for school leavers across 1 subject areas
College
Bespoke Professional Development and Training Limited
Stockport, North West
3 courses for school leavers across 1 subject areas
Good2022
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