Southport Education Group is a medium-sized, general further education college located in the borough of Sefton, Merseyside. The college operates from two campus locations, both of which are in Southport. The Southport College campus provides a wide range of vocational and technical qualifications for young people and adults from entry level through to level 4, and apprenticeships from level 2 to 5. The King George V sixth-form college (KGV) campus provides academic and vocational level 3 programmes exclusively for young people. At the time of the inspection, there were 1,904 learners on education programmes for young people on a range of academic and vocational courses, including A-level and T-level programmes. Courses are at levels 1 to 3 with the largest subject areas in: science and mathematics; languages; early years, health and social care; creative arts, media and communication and business and professional services, including business, administration and finance. There were 114 learners studying towards T- levels in: construction, design, surveying and planning; early years education and childcare; management and administration; health and science and digital production, design and development. At the time of the inspection, there were 1,381 adult learners studying full- and part-time courses from pre-entry level to level 5. There were 65 of these learners on access to higher education (HE) courses in social science and nursing, including midwifery. A small minority study on English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) courses. There were 42 learners who qualify for high-needs funding. There were 29 of these learners on a range of vocational courses at the college and 13 were on programmes designed specifically for learners with high needs. At the time of the inspection, there were 320 apprentices studying a range of apprenticeships from levels 2 to 5, 64 of whom were aged under 19. The large majority of apprentices study level 3 apprenticeships across a range of vocational sectors, such as construction, healthcare, team leading and catering. The college does not use subcontractors.