Top rating for Bexhill College

Based on Advanced Level Performance Systems (Alps), the college achieved the position as a result of top performance in A-levels and BTEC National Diploma.

Alps is designed to raise the achievements for students studying A levels or BTEC Nationals through aspirations, achievement and motivations. It is now nationally recognised as an outstanding way of measuring a school or college's standards of teaching.

Alps reports are used by Ofsted when they judge on the quality of provision offered by a school or college.

The philosophy behind the scheme is that every student is individual and is at the centre of the college's work.

The analysis includes students of all abilities as it measures the improvements made based on what a student previously achieved before attending the college.

The report, which included more than 1,000 schools and colleges throughout the country, placed Bexhill College within the top 20 per cent. This equates to a teaching and learning rating of Excellent using the Alps criteria.

Principal Karen Hucker said: "We are very pleased to achieve such a placing as it recognizes the outstanding achievements of our students.

"Students, staff and parents work hard to pass their exams and this reflects both the inclusivity of the College and its commitment to achieving every student's potential."