Ealing Independent College is situated in Ealing, west London. Established in 1992, it has occupied its present site since 1997. Registered for 140 male and female students between the ages of 13 and 19, there are currently 123 attending. All students of compulsory school age attend the college full time. Students are predominantly British, with a range of ethnic heritages, and about 20% of older students are from overseas. There is one student with a statement of special educational needs but the college identifies other students who require additional support. A significant number of students who have previously experienced difficulties in their education attend the college. It expresses its aim of building confidence by ‘bringing together students who have the same high expectations, teaching them in small groups, encouraging them to work hard and giving support and guidance, so that each individual can achieve the highest results of which he or she is capable’. The college was last inspected by Ofsted in November 2007.