Queen Mary rated outstanding for education
This past October, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) underwent a full inspection by Ofsted, assessing its apprenticeship programmes against the Education Inspection Framework.
This was QMUL’s first full inspection as a university, and it included a detailed review of three SEF apprenticeship programmes: Level 4 Investment Operations Specialist, Level 6 Financial Services Professional, and Level 7 Senior Economist.
We are thrilled to announce that QMUL was awarded an OUTSTANDING rating overall, achieving Outstanding in all four key areas: quality of education, behaviours and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. Impressively, the inspection found no areas for improvement—a rare and remarkable result.
To put this achievement into context, QMUL is one of only seven universities across the UK to be rated Outstanding for apprenticeships, one of just two universities in London to achieve this distinction, and one of only two Russell Group universities—alongside Cambridge—to receive the highest possible grading. This success was made possible by the incredible efforts of staff, apprentices, and employer representatives, who together provided hundreds of pieces of evidence during the inspection. A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to this phenomenal result, which highlights the excellence of QMUL’s apprenticeship programmes. Read the full press release.