Winstanley College

This place was a lot of hard work, but honestly with how much I just enjoyed being here on a daily basis so much that it never really got to me. Had some rough patches, but honestly my mental health has been consistently bad through highschool and to university so I can't blame Winstanley for them.I went into here with majority 5's and 6's from my GCSE's, I didn't even meet the gcse minimum, I was short 1 point, but there was still room so I got in. I left with A* A's and a B, which is much higher than I was ever expected to, and this is fully thanks to Winstanleyeveryone there was lovely, including both teachers and students. I would absolutely recommend this college

Of the 4 colleges I have been to this was the worst for education and the best for inducing poor mental health.If you don't still sponge of mommy n daddy, then this isn't the college for you. You will be expected to spend as many hours as you spend in college, studying outside of college. If you are someone who requires an income to live, then you will not have time to complete the work load at this college.If you need help with your work, the tutors will instead belittle you infront of the class and recommend you go see a second year student at a weekly held study club.What they don't tell you on their success rate posters is that at the end of year 1, is if you didn't perform as well as they'd of liked, you will be illegally excluded from said course despite the AS year having no actual impact on your final grade.

Random account for anonymous review. Going to this college was a waste of two years (I attended during the covid years to bare that in mind). I had one amazing tutor who actually listened and cared for their students. The others were shocking (we had to get higher ups involved with one). If you don’t plan going to university do not attend this college, they only care about university goers. In addition, useless tutor lessons which take up a while of your free period once a week, harsh rules, expensive shocking food, irregular and poorly executed buses which left me stranded with no way home multiple times and poor resources. Go to St John rigby instead, wish I did.

Would not recommend this college especially if you have a quiet child. The psycology lecturer commented that there was something underlying with my daughter because she was too quiet, unfortunately that is her nature. You get no help whatsoever if you are quiet and the personal tutors are jobs worths. All the college is interested in is students going to University and excelling pupils for their own grades to make them look like a good college. Definitely made the wrong decision sending my daughter here, she is now looking for a job with no help from college. Do not go to this college unless you are definitely fixated on going to Uni as they do not want you.

It was an alright place. Nice teachers, decent facilities, but have to go way too far away to smoke. Came out with 3 B's in Physics, Chemistry and Maths. Not been to any other colleges so can't compare.

God awful college , I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone who has about 14 hours a day free of studying , there are so many reasons why this college can crumble to the ground firstly I can say that the restrooms here are despicable as they are extremely small and can smell someone taking a dump from a mile away another reason is the teachers here can be 50/50 , they can be good and bad for example certain teachers talk annoyingly slow and some patronise and question you in your decision of why you picked a certain subject I wish I could spit in their classroom ( that’s how low I think of them ) . Other students can really get on your nerves too like very sloW walkers down extremely narrow corridors . Finally if you do consider going to this horrendous college prepare you bowls as you won’t get a chance to relieve yourself and prepare yourself to get impersonate depressionOne more thing the private bus services can do one , they stink and are so humid

had a traumatic first day, was greeted by some nice people but instantly strange things happened, i saw a pupils arsecrack a few mins after being greeted i thought nothing of it and carried on with my first day little did i know the worst was yet to come, i needed to go to the restroom and i saw a massive log in one of the toilets, i wasnt pleased at all and thought it was heavily disgusting i told some of the staff and they done nothing about it which is disgusting, i wasn't pleased at all with my experience and wouldn't recommend this college to any sort of student.

Amazing college, staff put so much effort into supporting students and are extremely passionate about what they do. The only college that I would consider sending my children to. Don't know how anyone can say anything bad about this college. Outstanding!

Fantastic staff with excellent teaching methods. Always someone to turn to for extra help and advice. Teaching is just a small fraction of what they do, their support is outstanding. Highly recommend. Thank you for all you have done for me

Went here nearly 8 years ago on the grounds of its superior reputation. Hated everyday of it.Most of the teachers themselves were friendly and taught well but the college as a whole was tripe.The personal tutor meetings were complete waste of time and the college focussed most on sending the best to Oxbridge university, alternative future pathways were barely touched upon.A lot of the students came from wealthy backgrounds who were incredibly stuck up.Library and study space, whilst very nice and must have cost a lot when it was new, is far too small for the number of students. I remember failing to find a seat on most days for the computers.Other family members went here and none of us liked it.