In West Cheshire College's Ofsted report in 2010, the College was awarded 14 Outstanding grades including quality of provision, capacity to improve and for its overall effectiveness with employers The college's latest Ofsted inspection report, published on 15 April 2014, found its overall effectiveness "requires improvement". The report's summary stated that, "Too few learners on advanced level courses pass or make better than adequate progress. Programmes do not consistently meet their needs or sufficiently prepare them for progression to higher education or employment. Not enough teaching is good and assessment practices lack rigour and challenge. Observations of teaching and learning are not consistently rigorous enough to ensure that individuals and curriculum areas are clear about what to address to improve teaching and learning quickly. The college does not sufficiently capture students’ destinations. Not all curriculum area self-assessment reports are sufficiently self-critical. Best practice is not shared sufficiently between the successful apprenticeship provision and weaker classroom-based provision, particularly where they are in the same curriculum area. The importance of English and mathematics skills is not given sufficient priority in all subject areas". However, the 2014 report also noted that there was, "Good apprenticeship provision", a "highly flexible response to meet the changing needs of employers and students", that "the energetic and inclusive senior leadership team has strengthened the focus on improving the quality of provision" and that "the college provides good support for vulnerable students".