STUDENTS, staff and friends of Duchy College at Stoke Climsland are celebrating after Ofsted inspectors deemed its land-based provision to be outstanding. 

The report praised the college's variety of provision, along with an excellent range of practical and academic routes which meet the needs of both learners and the county's rural economy. 

Duchy College offers land-based courses in animal care, countryside management, agriculture, equine studies, horticulture and floristry from foundation to advanced level. Located across two main campuses, Rosewarne in the west and Stoke Climsland in the east, the college has more than 1,000 full-time students and 1,200 part-time students. Work-based learners include over 200 apprentices and 80 learners on Train to Gain programmes.

Apprenticeship success was particularly praised.