East Norfolk Sixth Form College
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East Norfolk Sixth Form College (commonly abbreviated to EN, ENSFC or ENORF) is a sixth form college
in Gorleston
, Norfolk
.
Opened in 1982 it uses the building of the former Alderman Leach Secondary Modern school. The college offers over 60 different courses including A levels and a number of other pathways in further education. It is one of two colleges in the Great Yarmouth area, the second being Great Yarmouth College
. The sixth form covers a wide area of East Anglia and many students use buses to get to the college from around Norfolk and north Suffolk.
The college has about 1,800 students most of whom are aged 16–18. In 2010 the college came within the Top 20 Sixth Form Instiutions in the UK based on The Guardian
's league tables. EN has consistently been in the Top 20 for the last ten years.
To cope with an increase in students in September 2008 a temporary two-storey mobile building was erected containing ten teaching rooms. The college is looking to expand its facilities and replace the temporary building with a permanent structure by 2012 .
Sixth form college
A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Belize, Hong Kong or Malta where students aged 16 to 18 typically study for advanced school-level qualifications, such as A-levels, or school-level qualifications such as GCSEs. In Singapore and India, this is...
in Gorleston
Gorleston
Gorleston-On-Sea, also known colloquially as Gorleston, is a settlement in Norfolk in the United Kingdom, forming part of the larger town of Great Yarmouth. Situated at the mouth of the River Yare it was a port town at the time of the Domesday Book. The port then became a centre of fishing for...
, Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
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Opened in 1982 it uses the building of the former Alderman Leach Secondary Modern school. The college offers over 60 different courses including A levels and a number of other pathways in further education. It is one of two colleges in the Great Yarmouth area, the second being Great Yarmouth College
Great Yarmouth College
Great Yarmouth College is a further education college based in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. The college is a member of University Campus Suffolk.-2010 Financial Issues:...
. The sixth form covers a wide area of East Anglia and many students use buses to get to the college from around Norfolk and north Suffolk.
The college has about 1,800 students most of whom are aged 16–18. In 2010 the college came within the Top 20 Sixth Form Instiutions in the UK based on The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
's league tables. EN has consistently been in the Top 20 for the last ten years.
To cope with an increase in students in September 2008 a temporary two-storey mobile building was erected containing ten teaching rooms. The college is looking to expand its facilities and replace the temporary building with a permanent structure by 2012 .