Feltham College, a new Sixth Form set up by Reach Academy in partnership with Hampton School and Lady Eleanor Holles, successfully opened in September 2022.
Feltham College is an innovative model of post-16 education, based on an alliance of state and independent educators, alongside leaders from the business and health sectors. It has become a centre of academic and vocational excellence, offering choice and opportunity to the young people of Feltham. Located in the town centre, the new sixth form college campus is affiliated with Reach Academy – already renowned as a ground-breaking local education provider. In addition to classrooms and laboratories, facilities include a restaurant and café, music rehearsal rooms, and production studios. These facilities allow pupils on vocational courses to gain real-life work experience.
Excellent courses fueled by partnership
Feltham College’s academic courses are supported by Hampton and LEH – building on the relationship of trust that has developed at all levels over the past nine years, and ensuring that across the board, academic courses are highly effective and set pupils up for success.
All three founding partners, with the wholehearted support of their governing bodies, are committed to a local offer that is comprehensive and accessible. Feltham College does not select pupils by GCSE results and offers A-Level courses alongside vocational qualifications in music, catering, health and social care, with all courses holding the same status and esteem.
Vocational courses at Feltham College are similarly supported by thriving partnerships: Kingston University and East London Arts & Music Academy, as well as Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and award-winning London restaurateur Jacob Kenedy all provide valuable expertise and opportunities for the young people who attend the college.Our partnership’s shared ambition is for Feltham College to continue to be a centre of academic and vocational excellence at the heart of Feltham. By playing a key role in rejuvenating a historically deprived area of the UK and offering transformative opportunities to the young people of Feltham, it brings hope and change.To find out more, you can watch our video and visit the website.
Rebecca Cramer commented: “At Reach, we are committed to providing an exceptional education for young people in Feltham and this new college has added greatly to our capabilities. We have a long-standing and rich partnership with Hampton and LEH and are excited to see this grow and flourish.”
Kevin Knibbs, Headmaster at Hampton School, added: “We are delighted to be working in close partnership with our friends at Reach Academy and LEH on establishing this exciting new Sixth Form college in nearby Feltham. My colleagues and I are really looking forward to sharing our knowledge and experience of A-Level teaching to help young people at the college realise their academic and all-round potential.”Heather Hanbury, Head Mistress at Lady Eleanor Holles, said: “Feltham College has the potential to become one of the foremost Sixth Form colleges in London. Its unique approach and ambitious plans to support the education of 16–18-year-olds in Feltham chime with all that we stand for here at LEH, and we are delighted to play our part in the establishment of this exciting new college.”
