Sir John Deane's College - The College Today

The College Today

Sir John Deane's College re-established itself as a voluntary controlled sixth form college in September 1978. It is a single site campus, parallel to the River Weaver; the college is around half a mile away from Northwich town centre, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester. The college provides various qualifications. The college’s main aim is to provide advanced level courses for full-time students aged from between 16 to 18. In 1998, the college introduced its part-time adult courses. This initiative has seen high interest in recent years with over 1,600 adults taking part in courses during the 2002/2003 academic year.

In the last Ofsted inspection, the Inspectors gave the college’s quality of provision outstanding in all of the curriculum areas inspected. The inspectors also noted that the colleges overall retention and pass rates are very high and are significantly above the national averages for other sixth form colleges.

The College underwent a £28m demolition and extension program. The new college was finished in late 2010 and fully opened in early 2011,with each department having its own area in the new building with the original being used for a new canteen and student services.

The college also has leisure facilities, including an outdoor astroturf pitch,football and rugby pitches, tennis courts,sports hall and a swimming pool.