New College Durham Celebrates Outstanding National Success
New College Durham (NCD) is proud to celebrate exceptional performance in the newly published National Achievement Rate Tables (NARTs) 2024/25, released by the Department for Education (DfE). The NARTs confirm NCD as one of the top-performing further education providers in the country.
The results highlight New College Durham’s continued success across a range of provision areas, reinforcing its position as a leading college both in the North East and nationally.
NCD has been ranked as the joint top performing college in the North East for 16–18 achievement, alongside City of Sunderland College, placing both institutions within the top 5% of Further Education Colleges nationally.
This achievement reflects the college’s strong teaching standards, learner support, and commitment to ensuring young people succeed and progress into employment, apprenticeships, or higher education.
In the Adult provision category, NCD has also achieved an outstanding ranking in the top 10% nationally. We’re also proud to be ranked second in the North East, showing the strength of adult learning across our region.
NCD’s apprenticeship provision continues to deliver strong results, achieving top quartile performance, and performing well above the national achievement rate.
Alison Maynard, Deputy Principal at New College Durham, said:
“We are incredibly proud of these results, which reflect the hard work, dedication and ambition of our staff and learners. Being ranked joint top in the North East for 16–18 achievement and performing so strongly across adult learning, further education and apprenticeships demonstrates the strength of our provision and our continued growth. This is the second year we have seen exceptional results and we are committed to building on this momentum and ensuring every learner at New College Durham has the opportunity to succeed.”
Andrew Broadbent, Principal and CEO at New College Durham, added:
“These achievement tables highlight not only New College Durham’s strong performance, but also the wider success of further education across the North East. To be placed in the top 5% nationally for 16–18 achievement and within the top 10% nationally across other key areas is a fantastic accomplishment for the college and a real testament to the dedication of our staff and learners. We are proud to work alongside other high-performing colleges in the region, all sharing a collective commitment to raising achievement rates, improving outcomes, and supporting the future skills needs of our communities and employers.”