College mergers in 2017 As at 3 May 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 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.

Great Yarmouth College and Lowestoft College merged on 31 March 2017 and are known as East Coast College.

Mergers that are due in the next few months

East Berkshire College and Strode’s College Egham are due to merge in May 2017.

Aylesbury College and Amersham and Wycombe College are due to merge in May 2017.

Central College Nottingham and New College Nottingham are due to merge with the merged college to be known as The Nottingham College.

South and City College Birmingham and Bournville College are due to merge, 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 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

New City College London (formed from the merger of Tower Hamlets College and Hackney Community College) and Redbridge College

Harrow College and Uxbridge College

City of Westminster College and College of North West London

South Thames College, Kingston College and Carshalton College

NCG and Lewisham and Southwark College

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

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

Sixth form college academy conversions As at 1 May 2017

Conversions that have been completed

Hereford Sixth Form College

New College Pontefract

Conversions where there has been a public consultation setting out a planned date of 1 August 2017 or soon afterwards

Priestly College (joining The Challenge Academy Trust)

Rochdale Sixth Form College (joining Altus Education Partnership)

Birkenhead Sixth College (joining Wirral Academy Trust)

Oldham Sixth Form College (joining Pinnacle Academy Trust)

Prior Pursglove and Stockton Sixth Form College

Thomas Rotherham College (joining Inspire Trust)

Sixth Form College Solihull (joining Ninestiles Academy Trust)

Worcester Sixth Form College (joining Worcestershire Learning Trust)

King Edwards College Nuneaton (joining Better Futures Multi Academy Trust, formed by Coventry University)

Cadbury Sixth Form College (joining Better Futures Multi Academy Trust)

Corrections and clarifications

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Association of Colleges 3 May 2017