Strode College

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Strode College
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Strode College
Coordinates 51°07′50″N2°44′02″W / 51.1305°N 2.7340°W / 51.1305; -2.7340
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Local authority Somerset County Council
Department for Education URN 130806 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Head teacherJohn Revill [1]
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Website https://www.strode-college.ac.uk
Strode College Campus Strode College M Block.jpg
Strode College Campus

Strode College is a tertiary institution and a further education college situated in Street, Somerset, England offering Sixth Form education as well as Higher Education courses. [2] [3] In October 2022, the college was rated as "Good" by Ofsted [4] and in June 2017, it was awarded a Silver Award by the Teaching Excellence Framework. [5]

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Performance

In 2019, 30% of A Level entries achieved high grades A* and A; 62% achieved grades A* to B and 87% achieved grades A* to C. 91% of A Level subjects achieved 100% pass rate. [6] Similarly, 85% of Strode’s vocational students achieved at least their target grades. In many cases this was far exceeded, for example 95% of Engineering students and 91% of Business students achieved high grades, equivalent to an A* - B in A Levels. [7]

Facilities

Over £20 million has been invested in college facilities over the past ten years. The most recent project completed in August 2011 was to extend the college sports hall to provide a specialist dance and exercise studio. [1] Strode Theatre is on the college campus and provides rehearsal and drama space for students. [8] [9]

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References

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