College Key Facts

Each year, we produce a College Key Facts booklet, which provides a useful overview of the main facts and figures relating to colleges in England. It contains information on students numbers in education, on apprenticeships and higher education as well as statistics on curriculum and quality, diversity, sport, mental health, international, staff and finance.

AoC College Key Facts 2024/25:

There are 218 colleges in England
Colleges prepare 1.6 million students with valuable skills
86% of colleges were judged good or outstanding for overall effectiveness at their most recent Ofsted inspection.

AoC College Key Facts 2024/25

Previous years college key facts booklets: