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The Education Training Collective

College · ages 16-99MixedFurther educationStockton-on-Tees
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Average A level gradeC2024/25

The Education Training Collective is a further education in Stockton-on-Tees for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.

Harvard Avenue, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 6FB01642 540000the-etc.ac.ukMr Grant Glendinning principalAll details

Ofsted

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Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

1,531 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeC29.4 points per entry
A level progress-0.47Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better11%with two subjects universities favour
Stayed and finished90%of students who started
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192017
Students1,5311,4481,2961,3591,8611,509
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry29.4127.9329.5232.8430.9028.95
Average A level gradeCC-CC+CC
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS31.7229.9728.8332.3535.0931.43
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects11%9%5%11%7%10%
A level progressA level value added-0.47-0.67-0.12-0.11
Applied general courses: points per entry28.3928.7429.2631.83
T levels: points per entry18.3723.0322.0026.17
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed90%94%89%96%5%94%

A level subjects

19 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

Strongest A levels

Media / Film / TV Studies73%A* to B, England 46% · 11 entries
Photography79%A* to B, England 58% · 14 entries
Business Studies64%A* to B, England 47% · 14 entries
Chemistry70%A* to B, England 53% · 27 entries
A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsMathematics43Biology37Psychology36Sociology31Chemistry27History25Computer Science21Religious Studies20Geography19Business Studies14Physics14Photography14Law13Media / Film / TV Studies11English Literature11Economics10English Language9Fine Art7Physical Education / Sports Studies5
Every A level subject against England, 2025
Mathematics43 entries · 16% A* or A · 98% passed
37%England 60%
Biology37 entries · 27% A* or A · 100% passed
49%England 49%
Psychology36 entries · 14% A* or A · 100% passed
53%England 46%
Sociology31 entries · 19% A* or A · 100% passed
48%England 49%
Chemistry27 entries · 33% A* or A · 100% passed
70%England 53%
History25 entries · 8% A* or A · 96% passed
16%England 55%
Computer Science21 entries · 5% A* or A · 86% passed
19%England 46%
Religious Studies20 entries · 10% A* or A · 100% passed
30%England 50%
Geography19 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
16%England 51%
Business Studies14 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
64%England 47%
Physics14 entries · 7% A* or A · 100% passed
36%England 51%
Photography14 entries · 7% A* or A · 100% passed
79%England 58%
Law13 entries · 8% A* or A · 85% passed
23%England 40%
Media / Film / TV Studies11 entries · 18% A* or A · 100% passed
73%England 46%
English Literature11 entries · 18% A* or A · 100% passed
27%England 52%
Economics10 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
40%England 57%
English Language9 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
22%England 44%
Fine Art7 entries · 100% A* or A · 100% passed
100%England 65%
Physical Education / Sports Studies5 entries · 0% A* or A · 0% passed
0%England 41%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Stockton-on-Tees council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 1,155 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training67%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 53%, compared with 76% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training49%England 72%
Top-third universities4%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades
Higher or degree apprenticeship10%England 6%
Higher technical course6%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 42% went on to degree-level study or training and 2% to a top-third university.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training67%67%70%
Education31%32%31%
Apprenticeship10%12%14%1%
Work26%23%25%
Not in education, work or training28%30%27%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m46712 months to June 2026, mostly shoplifting
Local crime rate466 per 1,000 people412% higher than the England average
Typical house price£178,000Stockton-on-Tees
Nearest bus stop80 mRiverside College, 14 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Harewood Primary SchoolAcademy0.7 miles423Good 202465Compare
Tilery Primary SchoolAcademy0.7 milesNo overall grade 2024Compare
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic AcademyAcademy0.7 miles404Outstanding 202387Compare
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, StocktonAcademy0.8 miles213Good 202420Compare
Mill Lane Primary SchoolCouncil0.8 miles252Good 202325Compare
Mandale Mill Primary SchoolAcademy0.8 miles332Good 2020Compare
Bowesfield Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles337Good 202421Compare
North Shore AcademyAcademy1.0 miles850Report card 202653Compare

Questions parents ask

Is The Education Training Collective a good school?

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How many pupils does The Education Training Collective have?

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These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Harvard Avenue, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 6FB
Telephone
01642 540000
Website
www.the-etc.ac.uk
Principal
Mr Grant Glendinning
Type of school
Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase
College, ages 16-99
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Stockton-on-Tees
Ward
Mandale & Victoria
Constituency
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 January 1900
URN
130576 · LAESTAB 8088004 · UKPRN 10006341
Formerly
Redcar & Cleveland College

Where these figures come from