Myerscough College

Myerscough College is a large specialist further education college focused on land-based science, engineering and sport, with its main campus near Preston and additional centres across Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside. In its April 2026 inspection, safeguarding standards were met, and the college was graded strong for its contribution to meeting skills needs and for its apprenticeships. It was graded expected for inclusion, leadership and governance, education programmes for young people, adult learning programmes, and provision for learners with high needs. The strongest work is in how well the college works with employers and stakeholders to design a land-based curriculum that meets local, regional and national priorities. Apprenticeship teaching is particularly effective: apprentices develop complex industry skills, benefit from highly inclusive support, and take part in extensive wider opportunities. Most learners and apprentices make at least expected progress, feel safe, and move on to positive destinations. Leaders have made substantial improvements, invested in industry-standard resources, and created a supportive culture for learners and staff. There are still areas to improve. Teaching and training are not consistently high in a few instances, curriculum planning is weaker in a minority of subjects, and some learners do not receive consistently strong feedback or checks on key terminology. Apprenticeship completion and merit/distinction rates need further improvement, high needs staff do not always use education, health and care plan targets consistently, and leaders should maintain a strong focus on attendance and punctuality. Overall, the college is performing solidly at the expected standard across most provision, with clear strengths in skills-needs contribution and apprenticeships.

Strengths

• Strong contribution to meeting local, regional and national skills needs.
• Highly effective collaboration with employers and stakeholders to co-design curricula.
• Innovative land-based courses and facilities, including an arboriculture degree apprenticeship and sports turf excellence centre.
• Strong apprenticeship curriculum and teaching with highly effective questioning, retrieval and feedback.
• Apprentices develop substantial new knowledge, complex skills and industry-standard behaviours.
• Apprentices benefit from high attendance, punctuality and a highly inclusive culture.
• Extensive wider opportunities, including competitions, international trips and masterclasses.
• Inclusive and supportive culture for learners and apprentices, including those with SEND and disadvantaged backgrounds.
• Leaders have made substantial improvements and have an accurate understanding of strengths and weaknesses.
• Leaders invest in industry-standard resources and staff training, and staff feel valued and supported.
• Learners and apprentices feel safe and know how to report concerns; safeguarding standards are met.
• High needs learners make sustained progress, and supported internships lead to significant progress and independence.
• Effective careers advice and preparation for positive next steps.
• Adult learning programmes are well structured, inclusive and shaped by local and regional employer skills needs.

Areas for Improvement

• In a few instances, teaching and training are not of a consistently high standard.
• In a minority of subjects, curriculum planning and adaptation are not sufficiently well sequenced.
• Some teachers do not routinely check learners' understanding of key terms.
• Some learners do not receive sufficient feedback to improve their work.
• The proportion of apprentices completing their apprenticeship and achieving merit or distinction grades needs further improvement.
• Teachers do not consistently use learners' education, health and care plan targets to design individual learning programmes for learners with high needs.
• Leaders should continue to maintain a targeted focus on high attendance and punctuality for young people, adults and learners with high needs.
• Leaders should continue to develop the high-quality teaching and training skills of teachers.

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What is Myerscough College's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Myerscough College is Expected standard, from an inspection in June 2026.

When was Myerscough College last inspected by Ofsted?

Myerscough College was last inspected in June 2026.

What age range does Myerscough College cover?

Myerscough College for pupils aged 16 to 99.

Where is Myerscough College?

Myerscough College is at St Michael's Road, Bilsborrow, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 0RY.