Uxbridge College

Uxbridge College
Motto Achieve To Succeed
Established 1965
Type Further Education
Principal Laraine Smith OBE
Chairman of the Governors Maud Tyler
Location Park Road
Uxbridge
London
UB8 1NQ
England, UK
Coordinates: 51°32′58″N 0°28′09″W / 51.5495°N 0.4692°W / 51.5495; -0.4692
Local authority Hillingdon
DfE URN 130446 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Gender Mixed
Ages 16–no upper age limit
Website www.uxbridgecollege.ac.uk

Uxbridge College (formerly Uxbridge Technical College) is a general further education college in the London Borough of Hillingdon. It has two campuses, in Uxbridge and in Hayes.

Facilities

The Hayes campus building

Uxbridge College has spent heavily on its buildings, facilities and IT systems, spending £38 over the last 12 years. Facilities include the £5 Mall and teaching centre completed in September 2006, the £6.3 Technical Institute, its professional-level hair and beauty salons, and training kitchens.

On the Uxbridge campus the Mall offers conference and classroom facilities alongside a coffee and relaxation area. It also houses student and learning support services and includes private offices for confidential meetings.

The Hayes Community Campus offers purpose-built facilities including professional level hair and beauty salons, a theatre for dance and drama performances, a nursery and a multi-gym.

The London Borough of Hillingdon has refurbished Uxbridge Lido which is now incorporated into a brand new sport and leisure centre with a 50m indoor swimming pool adjacent to Uxbridge College and Hillingdon Athletics Stadium called the Hillingdon Sports and Leisure Complex.[1]

In 2010, Laraine Smith, principal of the college, was awarded an OBE for her services to further education.[2]

In 2011, Uxbridge College launched a new sports department which includes a brand new gymnasium, a £6 sports hall, lounge area and two new 5-a-side football pitches with third generation turf and tarmac.[3]

Ranking 2005-6

In London, Uxbridge College came top in figures from the Learning and Skills Council beating the capital's 38 other further education providers.

Review 2008

Following a one-week visit in May, inspectors from the government's education inspection body

Educational and learning partnerships

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