Wakefield College

Wakefield College
Address
Map
Margaret Street

, ,
England
Coordinates53°41′09″N 1°30′15″W / 53.68593863791632°N 1.5040980225684435°W / 53.68593863791632; -1.5040980225684435
Information
TypeGeneral Further Education and Tertiary
Motto"Transforming lives through learning"[citation needed]
Established1868
Local authorityYorkshire & Humber LSC (although in Wakefield LEA)
Department for Education URN130549 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalSam Wright[1]
GenderMixed
Websitehttp://www.wakefield.ac.uk

Wakefield College is a Further Education and Higher Education College[2] in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It has provided education in the city since 1868.[3] On 1 March 2022, the college merged with Selby College to form the 'Heart of Yorkshire Education Group', with the college retaining its identity but with an updated logo.[4]

  1. ^ "Executive Team". Wakefield College. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Wakefield College". Ofsted. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Website". www.wakefield.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Wakefield College - Selby College and Wakefield College Merge". www.wakefield.ac.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2022.