College mergers in England 2017 As at 8 June 2017
Mergers that have already happened in 2017
RNN Group and Dearne Valley College merged on 1 February 2017, retaining the RNN Group name.
South Cheshire and West Cheshire College merged on 31 March 2017 and are known as South and West Cheshire College but with a planned name change.
NCG and Carlisle College merged on 31 March 2017, retaining the NCG name.
Northbrook College and City College Brighton merged on 31 March 2017 and are known as Greater Brighton Metropolitan College.
New City College group (formed from merger of Tower Hamlets College and Hackney Community College) and Redbridge College merged on 1 April 2017, retained the New City College group name.
East Berkshire College and Strode’s College Egham merged on 9 May 2017, retaining the East Berkshire College name
Central College Nottingham and New College Nottingham merged on 8 June 2017 and are known as The Nottingham College
Mergers that are due in the next few months
Lowestoft College and Great Yarmouth College are due to merge in summer 2017 and will be known as East Coast College.
Aylesbury College and Amersham and Wycombe College are due to merge in September 2017.
South and City College Birmingham and Bournville College are due to merge by 1 Aug 2017, retaining the South and City College Birmingham name.
South Downs College and Havant College are due to merge by 1 August 2017 and will be known as Havant and South Downs College.
Chichester College and Central Sussex College (by 1 August 2017).
NCG and Lewisham and Southwark College are due to merge (by 1 August 2017)
Merger consultations published with mergers scheduled for completion by 1 August 2017:
East Kent College and Canterbury College
Harrow College and Uxbridge College
City of Westminster College and College of North West London
South Thames College, Kingston College and Carshalton College
Barking and Dagenham College and Havering College of Further and Higher Education
Hillcroft College and Richmond Adult and Community College
Bedford College and Tresham College of Further and Higher Education
New College Telford and Telford College of Arts and Technology
Henley College and City College Coventry
St Helens College and Knowsley College
Accrington and Rossendale College and Burnley College
Southport College and King George V College
South Tyneside College and Tyne Metropolitan College
Sunderland College and Hartlepool Sixth Form College
Capital City College Group (CCCG) and College of Haringey Enfield & North East London (CONEL) (target date of 1 November 2017)
Planned university and college mergers
Southampton Solent University and City College Southampton
London South Bank University and Lambeth College
University of Central Lancashire and Preston’s College
University of Bolton and Bolton College
Sixth form college academy conversions As at 8 June 2017
Conversions that have been completed
Hereford Sixth Form College on 1 March 2017
Rochdale Sixth Form College on 1 April 2017 (joined Altus Education Partnership which it set up)
Priestly College on 1 May 2017 (joined The Challenge Academy Trust which it set up)
New College Pontefract on 1 June 2017
Conversions where applications have been made and/or there has been a public consultation setting out a planned date of 1 August 2017 or soon afterwards (19 SFCs on this list)
Ashton under Lyne Sixth Form College (Joining the Stamford Park Trust which it set up
Birkenhead Sixth College (joining Wirral Academy Trust which it set up)
Cadbury Sixth Form College (joining Better Futures Multi Academy Trust)
City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College
Esher College (forming a single academy trust)
Godalming College
King Edwards College Nuneaton (joining Better Futures Multi Academy Trust, formed by Coventry University)
Longley Park Sixth Form College
Oldham Sixth Form College (joining Pinnacle Academy Trust which it is set up)
Prior Pursglove and Stockton Sixth Form College
Queen Mary's College
Reigate College
Richard Taunton Sixth Form College
Sixth Form College Solihull (joining Ninestiles Academy Trust)
St Vincent College
The Sixth Form College Farnborough
Thomas Rotherham College (joining Inspire Trust)
Woking College (forming a single academy trust)
Worcester Sixth Form College (forming the Worcestershire Learning Trust)
Corrections and clarifications
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Association of Colleges 8 June 2017