College mergers in 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 merged on 31 March 2017 and are known as South and West Cheshire College but with a planned name change.

NCG and 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

Southport College and King College

South Tyneside College and Tyne Metropolitan College

Sunderland College and Hartlepool

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 and Preston’s College

University of Bolton and

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