Blackpool and the Fylde College is a large general further education college in Lancashire. The college offers courses from entry level through to higher education, and apprenticeships from levels 2 to 6. Their specialisms include advanced manufacturing, construction, digital, energy, engineering, health and social care, maritime and project management. Blackpool is an area of high economic and social disadvantage with some of the most deprived wards in England. Compared to the national rate, the town has a very high proportion of young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) and the highest rate of care-experienced children in England. The college operates from nine main campuses. The Bispham Campus and the Gateway Campus are the main campuses for 16-18-year-old students. The University Centre is the main location for higher education and the Blackpool School of Arts, which provides courses in fashion, graphics, performing arts, music, photography and media. Specialist apprenticeships are offered at Lancashire Energy HQ, the college’s energy and engineering training centre. At the Nautical Campus in Fleetwood, students and apprentices study maritime and offshore survival courses. Provision for adult students is available at a health and social care career academy in Bickerstaffe House. Seasiders provides a dedicated adult learning centre, with basic skills courses for both English speaking and non-English speaking students. Fleetwood Learning Centre is a facility dedicated to adult education designed to help students improve their skills in English, mathematics and computing. At the Build Up Centre, leaders work with Jobcentre Plus, Blackpool Council and local construction firms to help adults gain employment in the construction industry. At the time of the inspection, there were approximately 2,800 students on education programmes for young people. Just under half studied at level 3, including 500 T-level students. There were just over 2,370 adult students. Around a third studied at entry and level 1, two-thirds at levels 2 and 3 and a small number at level 4. The college offers a Skills Bootcamp in cultural leadership, though this was not running at the time of the inspection. There were approximately 1,900 apprentices in learning. Most apprentices studied at levels 3 to 6, with smaller numbers at level 2. The college received high needs funding for 226 students, who study across a range of courses from entry to level 3.