Cheshire College – South & West

Cheshire College – South & West (South Spesh) is a post-16 further education and vocational college in Cheshire, England, formed in 2017 by the merger of West Cheshire College and South Cheshire College. Its main campus is in Crewe (60%), with other sites in Ellesmere Port (28%) and Chester (12%). The principal is Jasbir Dhesi.[1] In November 2019, there were 3,800 students in the 16–18 age range, together with 5,500 adult learners, mainly taking part-time or short courses, and 876 apprentices.[2] In 2019, there were 243 full-time equivalent teachers.[3]

It was rated "Good" overall by Ofsted in December 2019, although "Provision for learners with high needs" was assessed as "Requires improvement".[2] The college ran at a before-tax deficit in 2017–18 (£569,000) and 2018–19 (£1.18 million).[3]

History

Cheshire College – South & West was formed on 31 March 2017 by the merger of West Cheshire College into South Cheshire College.[3] The merger plans initially also involved Mid Cheshire College, which merged instead in August 2017 with Warrington Collegiate to form Warrington and Vale Royal College.[4] At the date of merger it had 11,000 students as well as 1300 apprentices.[4][5] The name changed to the present one on 1 January 2018.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Crewe students celebrated their exam results". Congleton Chronicle. 21 August 2025. p. 12.
  2. ^ a b Inspection of Cheshire College –South & West, Ofsted, 2019, retrieved 4 February 2020
  3. ^ a b c d Annual accounts 2018–19 (PDF), Cheshire College – South & West, 12 December 2019, retrieved 4 February 2020
  4. ^ a b "West Cheshire College has today merged with South Cheshire College", Cheshire Live, 31 March 2017, retrieved 4 February 2020
  5. ^ South Cheshire and West Cheshire Colleges merge to create 11,000-student FE body, Nantwich News, 31 March 2017, retrieved 4 February 2020


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