Student and talent pipeline

Basingstoke benefits from two excellent further education local colleges, mostly offering up to level 3 qualifications.

Queen Mary’s College

A sixth form college rated OFSTED ‘Outstanding’ for students’ behaviour and attitudes.

• 99% A level pass rate with 81% of students achieving A*-C grades

• 2,000+ applications for the college’s 60+ Level 3 courses for September 2023

• State-of-the-art eSports facilities

Basingstoke College of Technology

Offers vocational qualifications through full-time and part-time courses, as well as apprenticeships, T-levels and Access courses to higher education . They also offer higher education diplomas in Science, Medicine and Medical Sciences.

• ‘Outstanding‘ Ofsted rating

• 93.8% pass rate for all level 3 courses

• In top 18% of all further education colleges offering advanced technical skills and is joint best in Hampshire

• 96.1% of students progress to university, employment or further study

• 60+ full-time courses, 40 different apprenticeships and 160 part-time courses

• 3,900 students per year