Cheshire College South and West is a general further education college based in Cheshire. The college has three main sites in Cheshire. At Ellesmere Port and Crewe, leaders offer a range of courses for adults, apprentices, learners with high needs and learners aged 16 to 18. These include business, health and social care, engineering, construction, hair and beauty, hospitality, ESOL, travel and tourism, sport and public services. In addition, leaders offer 30 A levels at the Crewe site. At the Chester site, leaders offer visual and performing arts, art and design, science, business, digital, English mathematics and English as a second language (ESOL) for adults and learners aged 16 to 18. There are 34 apprentices that study apprenticeships in business, health and social care and the motor vehicle sectors. Leaders provide part-time provision for 22 young people aged 14 to 16. This provision was out of scope for this inspection. At the time of the inspection, there were 4,663 16-to-18-year-old learners on education programmes for young people. Learners were enrolled on a range of academic and vocational courses, in most subject areas, from entry level to level 3. Just over half of young people study courses at level 3. These included T levels in education and childcare, management and administration, digital production, design and development, building services engineering for construction, design, surveying and planning for construction, design and development for engineering and manufacturing, maintenance and installation and repair for engineering and manufacturing. Over half of 16-to-18-year-olds study at the Crewe campus, around one quarter study at Ellesmere Port, with the remaining learners based at the Chester campus. There were 1,551 adult learners studying courses from pre-entry to level 3. Most adult learners study courses in ESOL and English and mathematics. The next highest enrolments are on hair, construction, engineering and level 3 access to higher education (HE) courses. There were 650 apprentices following apprenticeship standards from levels 2 to 4, of which 172 are aged 16 to 18. Most apprentices study at levels 2 and 3, with the highest enrolments in health, construction and engineering. There were 412 learners for whom the college received high needs funding. Leaders work with one subcontractor who provides study programmes for 113 learners with high needs. Just over half of learners study across vocational areas. The remaining learners follow courses to develop independence and employability skills.