Franklin is, first and foremost, a college for our community. As recognised by Ofsted, the College is ‘embedded within its local community and creating an environment in which young people thrive’.

Welcome to Franklin Sixth Form College, the region's only Ofsted Outstanding provider of sixth form education. Since our founding in 1990, we've been proud of the exceptional education we offer young people from across our area, serving our communities of North, Central, and Coastal Lincolnshire; we’re excited about our role in promoting life chances in these communities. Our dedicated teachers and cross-college staff work tirelessly to positively impact our students’ lives.

Each year, our students successfully gain places on prestigious courses at universities across the country, as well as competitive apprenticeships, employment, and further training. We are proud to offer the widest range of academic and vocational courses available in the region. You can view our student university destinations for2023 here.

We're based in the heart of Grimsby and are proud to offer a fantastic provision for over 1,750 students from the region, providing education at GCSE and Level 2; Level 3, Vocational and A Level courses, and a community Adult Provision offering a range of programmes.

With a very strong vision and set of values and a profound passion for providing young people with fantastic opportunities, education, and memories. Young people of our community grow and develop, making their way towards building and becoming the future of our community and beyond.

Thanks to our tailor-made Study Programmes and our extensive Personal and Professional Development Programmes, our Centre for Professional Development opportunities, and outstanding student support teams, our students go on to change their world.

They're more likely to gain good university degrees, and more likely to be successful in securing employment than other sixth form college students.

This is testament to the work of our specialist teachers and support staff, and to all of our fantastic students! We recognise that all students have different needs; our teachers and student support teams are skilled at enabling our students to achieve their full potential. We’re proud of our national reputation for independent learning programmes.

Our nationally recognised, sector-leading Centre for Professional Development boasts extensive links with local and national employers, giving Franklin students unrivalled access to a range of fully bespoke programmes, supporting every step of the journey to professions such as medicine, law, teaching, and so on. Professionals’ programmes also include High Flyers, working to prepare students for Oxbridge and Russell Group university applications, and our Talented Athlete Support Scheme which ensures regional and national level sports competitors can balance their sport and educational commitments effectively. You can find out all about our CfPD offer here.

Find out about our commitment to meeting the skills needs locally, regionally and nationally through our Skills Strategy here.