A SIXTH form college in Eastleigh has been rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

Barton Peveril had a four-day inspection in November.

All four key judgements - quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management - received the highest rating.

In 2016 the sixth form had been rated as Good.

Teachers were praised for delivering "consistently high quality teaching".

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Principal Rob Temple said: “I am delighted that the College has been recognised as Outstanding across all four key judgements. It's a wonderful endorsement of the extraordinary efforts and skill of our teachers and support staff, and of how the students have responded to the high expectations we have of them.

“The inspectors were unanimous in praising our studious young people - they found them to be exceptionally well behaved, thoroughly enjoyed their interactions with them and said they were a credit to the College.

“I would also wish to pay tribute to Jonathan Prest, my predecessor, who led the College for 14 years, establishing Barton Peveril as the destination of choice for the region’s young people and growing the College to the largest Sixth Form in the country.”

The sixth form college offers a range of A Level and vocational courses to more than 4,400 16 to 19-year-olds.

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