About Petty Pool College

Petty Pool Vocational College is an education provider for young adults with learning difficulties, supporting over 110 full-time learners from across Cheshire, Halton, Warrington and the North West.

Located in the heart of Cheshire, and set in 40 acres of woodland in Sandiway, near Northwich, Petty Pool Vocational College aims to provide every learner with an effective and enjoyable educational experience that empowers them to reach their full potential.

Our Learners

All applicants must have an Education Health Care Plan or equivalent. We accommodate learners with a range of learning difficulties and disabilities. including moderate/severe learning disabilities, specific learning disabilities, physical disabilities, communication needs, Autistic Spectrum conditions, Epilepsy, Downs Syndrome, Williams Syndrome and Fragile X. This list is not prescriptive or exhaustive and each individual learner’s condition is assessed at preliminary interview, allowing the college to develop an individualised learning and support plan for each learner if the college believes that Petty Pool is the right progression opportunity for them. We focus on what young people can do and not what they cannot.