Shrewsbury Sixth Form College
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| Motto | "Unlocking potential... Shaping futures" |
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| Established | 1981 |
| Type | Sixth Form College |
| Principal | Paul Morgan (Acting) |
| Assistant Principals | Stephen McAlinden (Student Support) Paul Morgan (Curriculum and Quality) Janet Stephens (Resources and Risk) |
| Location |
Priory Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 1RX England  Coordinates: 52°42′28″N 2°45′15″W / 52.7077°N 2.7541°W |
| Local authority | Shropshire |
| DfE URN | 130800 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | c.140 |
| Students | c.1,450 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 16–19 |
| Colours | Blue, White, Black |
| Website | SSFC |
Shrewsbury Sixth Form College is a post-secondary co-educational selective sixth-form college located in Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire, England. The college, which is commonly referred to as SSFC, currently has an enrolment of approximately 1,650 students, generally ranging between the ages of 16 to 19. The curriculum consists of AS, A2 levels and a small range of BTECs. GCSE English Language and Maths can only be taken alongside an A level programme as resits. The college was ranked as the 17th-best sixth-form college in 2012 (out of 400 institutions), has the best A-Level performance of any state-funded institution in Shropshire, and has been awarded 'Beacon Status'. The college's town centre campus includes several buildings of Grade II-listed status.
Shrewsbury Sixth Form College was founded in 1981 and has developed into one of the top sixth forms in the country.
The college has been at the top of the sixth-form college league tables for both AS and A2 level results for many years. Nationally the college was rated as 12th- and 27th-best in 2004 and 2005, respectively, with students having an average of 305.1 UCAS points (approximately ABB/ABC at A-Level) in 2004. In 2009 AS level pass rates were at 94.7%, with 66% achieving grades A-C. For A2 level in the same period, pass levels were up to 98.7%, with 79% achieving A-C grades. In the 2010 rankings, the college had the second best A-Level performance in Shropshire, after Concord College, superseding William Brookes School, Shrewsbury School and Shrewsbury High School. In 2012, the college ranked well in The Sunday Times Schools Guide; performing well against both state and fee-paying schools, the college placed 17th nationally. In 2013, the college achieved a 98% pass rate, with more than half of the students obtaining A*-B grades.
SSFC performs well against local fee-paying schools, with the average A/AS points per student at 852, versus 873 for Shrewsbury School and 876 for Shrewsbury High School. This is higher than both the Local Authority (738) and national (731) results, and for comparison, nearby Shrewsbury College of Arts and Technology achieves a score of 574. In 2009 the college surpassed Shrewsbury School, becoming the third best A-Level institution in Shropshire after Concord College and Shrewsbury High School.
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