Office for Students Transparency Return 2020 / 2021

It also shows these numbers by reference to:

• the gender of the individuals to which they relate
• their ethnicity
• their socio-economic background

It is important to note that the data presented does not show the detail of all students, as small group sizes mean that individuals could be identified if the data was published. 

Key

N/A – not applicable as no applicants to this mode of study

N – 20 or fewer students in this population

DP – data suppressed for data protection reasons

EIMD - English Index of Multiple Deprivation

What this means

The data contained in the tables have been rounded and suppressed as follows:

• numerators and denominators have been rounded to the nearest 10. Where the numerator or denominator rounds to 20 or less, the data will be suppressed with an 'N'.
• percentages will be rounded according to the smallest, unsuppressed denominator with a given mode and characteristic. If the denominator rounds to:
  • 50 or less: percentages are rounded to 5%
  • 1000 or less: percentages are rounded to 1%
  • more than 1000: percentages are rounded to 0.1%

Contextual information 

The Sheffield College is committed to developing higher level skills in a way that is complementary to the needs of the wider region and our students.

The college has a diverse student population and has developed significant strategies to support students in learning, including:

• developing its Skills and Attributes Framework
• having specialist support for those with disabilities
• providing financial support to those who need most support (as defined by our Access and Participation Plan)

The college enrols a higher proportion of students who are from underrepresented groups compared to the national average. The college has a high number of students from low participation neighbourhoods, neighbourhoods with a high level of deprivation, ethnic minority groups, mature students and students with a disability. The college aims to support students to access all types of Higher Education provision and therefore it offers a range of Higher National Certificates, Higher National Diplomas, Certificates of Higher Education and Foundation Degrees. To ensure that all students are able to fulfil their potential, the college offers high levels of tailored support. The majority of the college’s students get good qualification outcomes as identified in the college’s Access and Participation Plan.

The table below (Table 1a) indicates the characteristics of those students undertaking first degree qualifications only. The data is marked as ‘N’ because the college’s small group sizes means that it is not reportable in the Office for Students data (as per the key above). 

Table 1b represents the number of students undertaking first degrees and other Higher Education academic programmes of study at the college.