Performance
Up until recent years the college has frequently received excellent reports from Ofsted. However their latest inspection in 2012 labelled the college as inadequate, mainly criticising the leadership and management.
The college was ranked at 13th in The Guardian's 2009 list of best Sixth form colleges.
In 2003, it won a national award, the Queen's Anniversary Prize, for its science teaching.
In 2010 John Leggott College students achieved a 98% pass rate at A Level and 100% pass rate in BTEC courses.
The college is of beacon standard and is a winner of many prestigious prizes in the country. It is a sixth form college that offers a wide variety of AS/A Levels and BTEC qualifications in subjects including sciences, business, computing, English, maths, social sciences, humanities, social sciences, health and social care, performing arts, creative arts and media.
The college aims to accommodate all students, regardless of ability, and consequently offers a wide range of courses. Students can take a combination of GCSE,BTEC and A-level courses to suit their requirements.
The College grew under ex-principal David Linnell OBE, who resigned at the end of December 2006 to take up a post at Cornwall College. He was replaced by Nic Dakin, former vice-principal and local Labour party leader, being the leader of North Lincolnshire Council from 1997-2003. Nic Dakin was elected as Scunthorpe MP in May 2010 and new principal David Vasse was appointed principal from October 2010.
The college provides a wide range of courses for A - level studies including, in addition to the more traditional academic studies:
- Music Technology
- BTEC Media
- BTEC Sport
- BTEC IT Practitioners
- A-level Health & Social Care
- Photography
- Textiles
- Electronics
It hosts music concerts for the Scunthorpe and North Lincolnshire Concert Society.
It enters teams in the Bank of England Target Two Point Zero Interest Rate Challenge.
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