Havering Colleges

What Havering Colleges does

Havering Colleges, now operating as part of the New City College (NCC) group, is a UK further-education institution headquartered in Hornchurch, East London, formed in 2016 through the merger of several predecessor colleges and currently operating 11 campuses across Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Epping Forest, Redbridge and Havering. NCC delivers secondary, post-16 and higher-education programs including A Levels, BTEC/Vocational qualifications, T Levels, Apprenticeships, GCSEs, Foundation Learning (SEND), Access to HE, adult courses, ESOL, and university-level qualifications, serving 14–18 students as the primary cohort alongside adult learners, higher-education students and international students.

Its product portfolio is organized through specialized sub-brands that extend beyond core academic provision: Shoreditch Business School for business education; New City Trade Skills for construction and engineering vocational training; New City For Business for employer training solutions and apprenticeship hiring; and the Bridge Partnership for regional skills initiatives. Distribution combines 11 physical campuses as the primary retail channel with online course delivery for remote learners; marketing relies on organic social presence (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn) and the central website.

The revenue model is a hybrid of publicly funded further-education streams (16–18 core funding, apprenticeship co-funding), tuition-bearing adult and higher-education courses, and B2B employer-paid training — executed without publicly disclosed pricing. The college holds an Outstanding Ofsted rating and is described as the largest college in East London and the largest college in the country to achieve that rating. No financial figures, management team, ownership equity, or funding rounds are disclosed in available sources.

Name

Havering Colleges

Legal name

New City College

Website

https://havering.ac.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Havering Colleges (now part of New City College) is a multi-campus East London further-education group delivering A Levels, vocational, T Level, apprenticeship, and adult learning programs across 11 campuses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Further Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Transfer/University-Parallel Community Colleges (EDAHADAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technical Community Colleges (Applied/CTE-Focused) (EDAHADAD), University/College Continuing Education (Extension) Programs (EDAAAEAA), Professional & Applied Skills Noncredit Certificates (Non-licensure) (EDAAAEAD)

Keywords

• Further education
• Vocational training
• Apprenticeships
• A Level programmes
• Higher education

Headquarters

HQ city

Hornchurch

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Havering Colleges is a further and higher education institution that delivers academic and vocational courses to school leavers, adult learners, and international students. Its core offerings include A Levels, BTEC/Vocational courses, T Levels, Apprenticeships, GCSE Study Programmes, Higher Education qualifications, and short adult learning courses. It also operates sub-brands for business and trade skills education.

Product overview

New City College is an educational institution offering a unified platform of learning programs across multiple campuses. The core offering includes A Levels, BTEC/Vocational courses, T Levels, Apprenticeships, and GCSE programs for students aged 14-18, alongside adult education courses including Higher Education and skills training. The institution operates specialized sub-brands including Shoreditch Business School for business education, New City Trade Skills for vocational trades, New City For Business for employer partnerships, and Bridge Partnership for skills initiatives. The Havering Sixth Form Campus provides local access to the college's main educational programs in the Havering area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• New City For Business: Business services and training offerings
• New City Trade Skills
• Shoreditch Business School
• Bridge Partnership

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• BPP University: For-profit UK higher education and professional training provider with strong vocational and apprenticeship offerings. Operates at a larger scale than NCC in postsecondary and employer-funded training, with overlap in HE and apprenticeship markets.
• City & Guilds: UK vocational qualifications awarding body whose credentials underpin much of NCC's apprenticeship and adult skills provision. Comparable in skills ecosystem role rather than direct delivery, but central to NCC's product offering.
• Pearson UK: Global education and qualifications company awarding BTEC and other vocational credentials used across UK FE. A broad incumbent that shapes the curriculum framework NCC delivers against rather than competing head-to-head as an operator.

Direct peers

• Activate Learning: Multi-campus further education group covering Reading, Oxford, Guildford and Berkshire with academic, vocational and apprenticeship pathways. Comparable multi-site FE operator with employer-facing training services similar to NCC.
• Weston College: Large further education college in the South West of England with Ofsted Outstanding status, offering academic, vocational, apprenticeship and HE pathways. Closely aligned with NCC's quality-rated, multi-pathway FE model.
• London South East Colleges: Multi-campus further education college group serving South East London and surrounding boroughs with A Levels, vocational, apprenticeship and adult provision. Comparable in scale, mission and product mix to NCC's East London college network.
• Walsall College: Single-site large further education college in the West Midlands offering A Levels, vocational qualifications, T Levels and apprenticeships. Comparable in product mix and segment focus to a single NCC campus at scale.
• Capital City College Group: Major London further education college group operating multiple campuses across the capital. Directly comparable to NCC as a multi-site FE provider serving 16-18, adult and HE in FE learners with similar funding mix and curriculum portfolio.
• NCG (Newcastle College Group): One of the largest UK further education college groups, operating multiple colleges and a higher education institution across the North East and beyond. Closely mirrors NCC's multi-campus, multi-brand FE and HE operating model.

Emerging players

• London School of Business and Finance: London-based private higher education provider focused on business, professional and postgraduate pathways. An emerging niche competitor for NCC's HE in FE, adult learner and employer-funded segments, particularly in East London.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCyqSaN2i9OiEk2md1mVRgYw/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/NewCityCollegeHavering
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/new-city-college-group
• Instagraminstagram.com/newcitycollegegroup
• TikToktiktok.com/@newcitycollegegroup
• Xx.com/NCCHavering_

Compliance1 record

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Funding rounds

Investors

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