South Bank Colleges, comprising Lambeth College and London South Bank Technical College, has been rated ‘GOOD’ from its latest Ofsted inspection. The inspectors described our learners as being 'ambitious to achieve well in their studies' and praised our tutors for ‘bringing their lessons to life’ and ‘knowing their subjects well.’

The inspection, held in March 2022, found that the College has 'a strong focus on providing an education which will enable learners to gain employment'.

Overall experiences and progress of young people, how we help and protect our learners, The Ofsted report praised Lambeth College staff for providing ‘opportunities for learners to develop their wider skills and talents whilst at college.’

Other positive findings highlighted in the Ofsted report included:

• 'Leaders have high expectations for their learners’
• ‘(Learners) …are ambitious to achieve well in their studies’
• ‘Learners feel safe at college and have absolute confidence that, should they face a problem at college or at home, staff would take effective actions to support them’
• ‘Learners with high needs benefit from effective internship opportunities’
• ‘The college is a calm and respectful place’
• ‘Teachers make skilful use of a range of strategies to teach learners new knowledge’

Executive Principal of South Bank Colleges, Fiona Morey responded saying:

“Being rated ‘GOOD’ by Ofsted demonstrates the enormous commitment by staff in raising overall standards of teaching and support for students at Lambeth College. The teams have worked incredibly hard to deliver consistently high standards while raising student ambitions. This is reflected in our improved Ofsted rating. Our focus remains on giving our students the very best opportunities to learn new skills to take them forward in whatever they decide to do – whether to go on to study advanced qualifications, take up apprenticeships or build successful careers.

I am incredibly proud of the positive impact the college has on the lives of our students. The report highlighted that ‘Learners describe Lambeth College as a family, of which they are privileged to be part.’ This sums up our approach to teaching and learning here, every student’s experience is important to us. We are committed to continuing our hard work to give every Lambeth College student new opportunity to learn, develop and succeed.

… This fantastic result comes at a time when we are preparing to open the doors to London South Bank Technical College, our brand-new technical college based in London’s buzzing Zone 1. We are confident that our new offer at our £45-million campus will provide more opportunities to change the lives of many with high-quality provisions and invested staff members.”

Principal of London South Bank Technical College, Wayne Wright says:

“We are all absolutely delighted with the result. There has been a great deal of hard work both by students and staff and we are pleased that Ofsted has recognised this. We do not see this as the end point of the journey, we will continue to strive to ensure that the learners of Lambeth College, London South Bank Technical College and the wider area benefit from excellent teaching and learning.”