Business details
Carmel college
- Tel: 01744 452200
- Email: [Send email to Carmel college]
- Website: http://www.carmel.ac.uk/index.asp
- Prescot road, St Helens, WA10 3AG
- Great exam results
- Excellent facilities
- Outstanding support
- Highly qualified staff
Theres more to life at Carmel than just getting your qualification. We encourage our students to get involved, make new friends and take advantage of the many opportunities that are available to them.
Whether its joining the Student Council or sports teams, expressing your creative talent for music, drama or art, going on the trips and visits organised through the subject areas or getting involved in the Chaplaincy or the many enrichment activities on offer. At Carmel, we enable our students to flourish both academically and as individuals!
Visiting the College is the best way to experience the College's friendly, welcoming atmosphere. On Open Evenings, many prospective students and parents comment on the "friendly and helpful staff" and the warm welcome that is extended to everyone.
Top Results and Exam Success
Carmels students consistently achieve excellent results in their examinations.
2011's A Level pass rate is an impressive 99.3% with 60.6% of the grades at A*-B.
In addition, the 2011 results confirmed Carmel as:
One of the top 10 Sixth Form Colleges in the country*
The best performing college in Merseyside and Cheshire*
The top institution in St Helens*
*The Telegraph 19/08/11
The quality of teaching at Carmel has been judged to be in the top 5% of colleges nationally (ALPS: A Level Performance System). The results were officially rated OUTSTANDING. This means that our students far exceed their potential as predicted by their GCSE results.
Outstanding support for Students
Guidance and support for learners are outstanding. The college places the needs and interests of the learner at the heart of everything it does. Learners self esteem and confidence are successfully developed through comprehensive, highly effective support services that foster good relationships, mutual respect and care for the individual.
Ofsted Inspection Report, August 2007
Beacon College and Outstanding Ofsted Inspection Report
In April 2003, Carmel joined an elite set of further education and workbased learning providers when we were awarded Beacon status for the second time. This was in recognition of our top class inspection results and outstanding performance in the Learning and Skills Council assessment. In July 2007, Ofsted Inspectors were impressed with the extremely high standards of teaching and learning and the comprehensive support for students. Their Report states Carmel College is outstanding in all aspects of its provision.
Highly Qualified Staff
Students are taught in an adult atmosphere of mutual respect, by our dedicated, experienced and highly qualified staff. Some staff have higher degrees, Masters and Doctorates and a number are examiners for the national examination boards.
Wide Choice of Courses
There are currently over 50 subjects/ courses on offer at Carmel. Students can choose from AS Levels and A2 Levels, Applied A Levels, BTEC Level 3 courses, BTEC Level 2 courses, GCSEs and Foundation Learning.
First Class Facilities
- Contemporary Centre for Art & Design with specialist studios and technical workshop
- West Park building on 3 floors with outstanding facilities for Sciences, Humanities, ICT, Modern Languages & Foundation Learning
- 9 fully equipped Science Labs providing specialist facilities for Biology, Chemistry, Physics and BTEC Science
- Well equipped Suites for Music, Film & Media including Apple Mac computers, viewing room and editing suite
- Wide range of language resources & Digital Language Lab
- 900 student PCs with internet access, 20 computer suites with laser printers and scanning facilities, 2 Apple Mac suites
- Excellent Sports Facilities including fitness studio and multi gym and 2 floodlit 3G floodlit astroturf pitches
- Library & Study Centre housing over 25,000 books, stationery shop, computer suite and silent study area
- Restaurant & Café serving breakfast, hot and cold lunches and snacks including Fairtrade goods.
- Performance Theatre seating 200 and Dance Studio plus rehearsal space, changing rooms, sound and stage management equipment.
- Student Services area providing information, advice and help including transport, careers, exams and first aid.
Chaplaincy
The Chaplaincy is a sacred space for prayer and reflection. It is also a base designed for flexible use with an open door welcome. A range of activities takes place throughout the year including celebrations to mark the Churchs year and worship opportunities. Students are involved with raising money for charities, pilgrimages to Lourdes, LaSallian Developing World projects and much more. A special feature at Christmas is our work with Centre 103, sharing our Christmas with the homeless.
Exciting Student Life!
Student life at Carmel isnt just about gaining a qualification, its about getting involved, meeting new people and making new friends. Students can choose from over 50 enrichment activities including sports, music, drama and Young Enterprise. You can gain additional useful qualifications such as a First Aid Certificate or try something new like sign language or aromatherapy. You can also support your career choices by taking up a work placement or doing work in the community. Our Student Council also organises exciting events throughout the year as well as raising money for local and national charities.
Carmel College has a reputation as one of the best Sixth Form Colleges in the country. Our outstanding support for students, high achievement rates and vast range of enrichment activities makes Carmel an outstanding place to study.
Rated in the top 5% of colleges nationally according to ALPS (A Level Performance System) value added analysis
One of the first four Sixth Form Colleges in the country to be awarded Beacon Status.
The first Associate College of the University of Liverpool.
Achieved top grades (Grade 1, Outstanding) in all categories in the last Ofsted Inspection in July 2007.
Consistently high pass rates over several years averaging 99%.
Awarded Beacon Status for the second time by the Learning and Skills Council.
Over the years, individual students have achieved some of the highest marks nationally in their A Level examinations.
Each year around 85% of students progress to university.
Areas served: Billinge, Haydock, Newton-le-willows, Prescot, Rainhill, St Helens, Widnes.
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