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The success of an educational institution can be judged in a variety of ways. Winstanley College takes pride, not only in the examination success of its students, but also in their contribution to a huge range of enrichment activities including competitive sports, the performing arts , business enterprise, community initiatives and trips and visits across the globe.

This year Winstanley has been ranked amongst the very top colleges in the government’s performance tables. The college has been �rst or second for the last three years. In 2012 the examination results continued to be impressive with a 99.4% pass rate and 71.1% of grades at A or B. 11.2% of our A2 grades were A*. The college also demonstrates excellent value added as measured by ALPs score. We were pleased to receive the Sunday Times inaugural award as ‘State Sixth Form College of the Year’ for our ‘consistent excellence’.

However, no college can truly claim to be successful without also demonstrating �nancial e�ectiveness. This has been formally recognised in the government’s system for judging the e�ectiveness of educational provision post-16: Based upon its �nancial forecasts and annual accounts and �nance record in 2012 the College was adjudged ‘outstanding’ for 2011-12.

It is a requirement of all organisations such as Winstanley to be seen to administer their �nancial and organisational a�airs with full regard to probity and transparency and we have attempted to comply with such expectations here.

What follows is an explanation of our sources of funding and how the money was spent over the last twelve months.

If you require any further information then please contact the College or the Chair of the governing body.

A copy of the full report and �nancial statements for Winstanley College is also available from our website.

Best wishes

Joanna BaileyPrincipal

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winstanley college Annual Report 2011 - 2012 1

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Winstanley College has a Board of Governors that comprises sta�, students, a parent member and other members drawn from di�erent spheres of the community who with the appropriate skills and competencies provide the College with leadership and direction. The Board is responsible for the College’s Mission, its strategic direction, �nancial health and for overseeing the management of the College. Governors work with the Senior Management Team to secure the best for the College and its students.

The Principal with her Senior Management Team, after consultation with sta� and students is responsible for the delivery and achievement of the strategic aims and objectives, which are set by the governing body.

In 2012 we were proud to be named as Sixth Form College of the Year by the Sunday Times, recognising our consistent attainment of excellent A-level results.

As the educational landscape continues to change, it presents the governing body with new challenges. The aims of the College’s governing body however remain constant as the Board in its role as ‘critical friend’ maintains a relentless focus on academic achievement, ensures that there are exceptional enrichment activities for students and that the College responds positively to changes in the sector. The information in this annual report shows how the College has managed its resources during the �nancial year 2011-2012

If you are interested in �nding out more about governance at the College or wish to consider becoming a member of the Board then the members of the Search Committee are always interested to meet and discuss the opportunities and possibilities with individuals. The Policy for the Appoint-ment of Governors and how to apply to become a governor is published on the College’s governance web page on the Winstanley College web site at www.winstanley.ac.uk or alternatively you can email the Clerk charlotte.�tch@winstanley.ac.uk for more information.

David J K Rosbottom OBEChair of Governors

Audit

Stan Walker (chair)Karen Taylor Jenny VenablesBrian DaviesJane BridgeNicola Green

Finance & Resources

Robin Atkinson (Chair)Joanna BaileyBarbara Clarke Mark HageMark HanrahanTom Nixon

Search

Karen Taylor (Chair)Robin AtkinsonJoanna BaileyPat KingDavid Rosbottom Stan Walker

Curriculum & Quality

Pat King (Chair)Joanna BaileyBrian DaviesDavid RosbottomJames Pearson

Professional Advisers

Banker Co-operative Bank plcSolicitor Platt & FishwickFinancial Statements /Auditors Murray SmithInternal Auditor Wylie & BissettAdvocate and adviser for the sector Sixth Form Colleges Forum

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Income 2012 2011 £’000 £’000Funding body grants 9005 8964Tuition fees and education contracts 105 120Other grant income 158 98Other operating income 35 55Investment income 68 130

Total income 9471 9367

Expenditure Sta� costs 5484 6010Other operating expenses 1628 1570Depreciation 1109 627Interest payable and other �nance costs - -

Total expenditure 8221 8215

Surplus before exceptional asset writedown 1250 1152Taxation - -Loss on disposal of Fixed Assets -317 -Surplus on continuing operations after depreciation of assets at valuation, disposal of assets and tax retained by the College 933 1152

Sources – 2012 = Audited accounts to 31 July 2012 2011 = Audited accounts to 31 July 2011

Student numbers were 1906 on 1 November 2011 (1885 students at 1 November 2010)

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Capital Spend To 31/7/2012 To 31/7/2011

IT equipment replacement 164,000 71,000

Other teaching and administration equipment 201,000 165,000

Boiler replacement 352,000 56,000

New Performing Arts and Media block 2,303,000 100,000

Over roo�ng 1,060,000 20,000

Replacement Library and physical science accommodation 118,000 -

Total Capital additions in the year 4,198,000 412,000

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During the year ending 31 July 2012, the college has progressed well with the largest capital spend since incorporation in 1993. In the year we spent a record £4.2m on �xed assets. This has included a new £3m building to house performing arts and media in state of the art studios. Designed by Pick Everard and built by ISG, this building has won best education and best overall design in Wigan, and has been put to good use by sta� and students since it was completed in September 2012.

In what was the second wettest year on record the college also replaced the roofs to the main 1950’s accommodation. This work was funded in part by condition grants from the Education Funding Agency. Although the bad weather caused some leaks during construction, the roof has now been completed to a very high standard by Mitie.

The college has also installed solar panels on the new roof to provide green electricity and in the year completed a £400k conversion of our old oil �red boilers to run on wood pellets with gas back up. A voltage optimiser has also been installed to reduce electricity consumption across the college by around 13% using energy e�ciency loans from Salix.

In the latter part of the year the college developed plans for replacement of the library (a former 1950’s gymnasium) and the 1980’s physics block. These will be rebuilt so as to open up the courtyard towards Art and also allow better linking of science subject teaching areas. By the end of the year governors had approved the design to stage D and the college applied for planning permission.

The college also invested in new access control systems to make the site safer for students and sta�, installed information display screens around the campus, replaced science lab fume cupboards and invested in new technologies such as Ipads while upgrading major software systems into the summer.

The college has continued to operate e�ciently in the year to 31 July 2012. The cost of writing o� old buildings for demolition has caused depreciation charges to be higher than usual. The underlying surplus and cash generated from operating activities remain strong and combined with capital grant receipts of £943k the college has been able to comfortably undertake the record investment outlined above.

Austerity will mean funding reduces in future years. So far cuts of £1.094m or 12% are expected to reduce A level funding, under the guise of entitlement and simpli�cation changes. Nevertheless the college remains in outstanding �nancial health at the present time. Student results remain excellent and the college was named as Sunday Times Sixth form College of the year in autumn 2012.

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Full time 16-19 year old students

Art Foundation 2.2%

Second year A2 students 46.5%

First year AS students 51.3%

SMT 5%

Cleaning Sta� 9%

Teaching sta� 41%

Support sta� 28%

Sta�ng

Total number on roll Nov 2012: 1926

As of 31 July 2012 the college employs 170 permanent members of sta� which equates to 154.57 FTE posts

There is also a number of sta� employed on a casual basis in the following capacities: sports coaches, language assistants, models/artist in residence, peripatetic music teachers and invigilators.

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