The Sheffield College is a very large general further education college. It has six main sites, including a specialist motor vehicle workshop at Olive Grove and a dedicated adult learning centre. Most students are from Sheffield and the wider city region. The college offers programmes in a wide range of subject areas. At the time of the inspection, there were around 10,000 students and apprentices. Around half of these study education programmes for young people. There were 295 students with high needs and 1,433 apprentices. Almost half of the apprentices study programmes at level 3 and most of the other apprentices study at level 2 with a small proportion following level 4 apprenticeships. Leaders subcontract the delivery of a small number of study programmes, adult learning programmes and apprenticeships to five main subcontractors. They work with a number of other general further education colleges and independent learning providers for the subcontracted delivery of apprenticeships on behalf of national employers in the construction industry.