A “Good” Ofsted grade for The Bedford College Group is great news for Further
Education in the region.
The news is especially welcomed in Northamptonshire where Tresham College,
now part of the Group, had previously been graded as “Inadequate” by Ofsted. The
merger which took place in August 2017, has been followed by some robust
changes which have led to improved standards, performances and investment
across the three campuses Kettering, Corby and Wellingborough.
Ian Pryce CBE, Principal and CEO of Bedford College for two decades, and who
led the development into the Group, said:
“This is a fantastic inspection result. Staff at Tresham have risen to the challenge
and can now claim it is a very good college. Just as pleasing, Bedford College has
improved again on its previous inspection.
“We can now rightly say we are a very strong group of colleges.
“We are grateful for the support of SEMLEP who have invested in our
redevelopment of the Wellingborough campus which will bring new life into the town
centre and in our multi-million advanced engineering centre in Bedford which is a
beacon for technology training.
“Our Group was one of the first colleges to make the grade under the new
education inspection framework which is again tribute to our senior management
team and staff who had to set show the way.”
The Bedford College Group includes Bedford College, National College for
Motorsport, Shuttleworth College, The Bedford Sixth Form and Tresham College,
