Newham College is a general further education college located within east London. Courses run from two main sites in East Ham and Stratford. The college runs the London City Institute of Technology in conjunction with the Queen Mary University of London, next to the Royal Docks Enterprise Zone. The college also runs four community venues in conjunction with Newham local authority’s adult learning services. These operate across the borough in Beckton Globe, Forest Gate, Little Ilford, and West Ham. The college has learners of all ages and teaches a broad range of courses from entry level up to level 4. The largest subject area in the college is English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). Other large subject areas include health and social care, engineering and construction, and science and mathematics. Learners come from across East London but predominantly from the borough of Newham. At the time of the inspection, there were 1,680 learners on study programmes, 4,209 learners on adult learning programmes, 145 learners on discrete courses for learners with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), and 139 learners on apprenticeships. Fifty-three learners were in receipt of high needs funding. Newham College subcontracts its sports study programme provision to Academy 1 Sports Ltd.