Type | Sixth Form College |
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Established | 1991 |
Principal | Kim Clifford |
Students | 8500 (1500 Full Time, 7000 Part Time) |
Location | Cirencester, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom |
Website | http://www.cirencester.ac.uk/ |
Cirencester College is a sixth form with its main campus situated on the outskirts of Cirencester, Gloucestershire. Cirencester College gained its Sixth Form status in November 2011, twenty years after the college first opened. The college also has premises at The Castle, Cecily Hill, Cirencester and in Tetbury at the Titbury centre. A number of other venues are used for part-time courses. Cirencester College was awarded Outstanding status in all 5 categories by Ofsted in 2007, as well as the prestigious Beacon status, awarded in 2004.
Established in 1991 the college provides a range of academic, vocational, recreational and skills-related courses to students from Gloucestershire and North Wiltshire. Nigel Robbins OBE, retired at the end of 2010 after being in charge of the college since its establishment. Kim Clifford was appointed as Principal from January 2011. The college has around 1800 full-time students - mainly 16-19 - and some 7000 part-time.
Coordinates: 51°42′45″N 1°59′10″W / 51.71250°N 1.98611°W