Suffolk Rural College

Further education college in Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Suffolk Rural College

Address

Otley

Ipswich

Suffolk

IP6 9EY

England

Coordinates| 52°08′28″N 1°12′47″E﻿ / ﻿52.141°N 1.213°E﻿ / 52.141; 1.213
Information
Type| Further education college
Local authority| Suffolk
Department for Education URN| 130821 Tables
Acting Principal| Alan Pease[1]
Gender| Coeducational
Age| 16+
Website| www.suffolk.ac.uk

Suffolk Rural College is an English further education college in the village of Otley, Suffolk.

The college was founded in 1970 as East Suffolk Agricultural Institute. It merged with Ipswich-based Suffolk New College in 2020, having previously been partnered with Easton College in Norfolk.[2]

## The college

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The college offers full-time courses and apprenticeships in the following curriculum areas:

* Agriculture
* Animal Management
* Arboriculture
* Construction
* Equine Studies
* Fisheries
* Floristry
* Foundation Learning
* Horticulture

## Location

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The campus has specialist vocational workshops and outdoor facilities, as well as general college buildings.[3]

The campus consists of:

* A working farm for Agriculture
* Equine facilities
* Floristry workshops
* Commercial Dog Grooming parlour
* Facilities for Arboriculture
* Horticulture greenhouses
* Land-Based Service Engineering workshop
* Construction workshops
* Engineering, Motor Vehicle and HGV workshops
* Foundation Learning areas
* Range of Sports facilities

## The Farm

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On the farm the College have:

* Red-poll cattle.
* Sheep flock and seasonal lambs.
* Poultry and seasonal chicks.
* Goats.
* Horses and equine facilities (inside and outdoors).
* Pigs.
* Alpacas.
* Land-based engineering technology, including tractors.
* Arable crops.
* 95 acres of farmland; made up of grassland, mixed cropping, and environmental areas.

In June 2022, the College announced its desire to open a Farm Shop on campus when visited by MP Dan Poulter[4]

## Notable alumni

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* Michael Perry (Mr Plant Geek)[5]

## References

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1. ^ "Governance and Leadership".
2. ^ Sullivan O (2020) Otley merges with Suffolk New College as expansion plans continue, East Anglian Daily Times, 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
3. ^ "Suffolk Rural".
4. ^ Chambers, S (2022). "County college to launch farm shop as student numbers soar".
5. ^ "Gardening superstar from Suffolk returns to former college to inspire current students".

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