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LEAGUE FOOTBALL EDUCATION

UKPRN 10003808

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Sporting excellence professional (level 3)

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Training provider achievements and participation

Achievements

95.3%

of apprentices (572 of 600) completed a course and passed the end-point assessment with this training provider in academic year 2023 to 2024. 4.7% did not pass or left the course before taking their assessment.

60.5% national achievement rate

Participation

2,127

apprentices have completed a course and taken their end-point assessment with this provider since 2021.

Data for all courses delivered by this provider, collected by the Department for Education.

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Employer and apprentice reviews for this training provider

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No reviews

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Apprentices

No reviews

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Combined reviews for all courses delivered by this provider in the last full academic year (2024 to 2025). Data collected by Department for Education.

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1 August 2025 to today

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1 August 2024 to 31 July 2025

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1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024

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No results. Not enough apprentices gave feedback about this training provider.

1 August 2022 to 31 July 2023

These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider.

Employer reviews

We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.

Excellent (9 reviews)

Areas of strength and improvement

Employers can select:

• up to 3 things they think are strengths
• up to 3 things they think need improvement

• Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
• Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement

• Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 6 employers)

  100%0%

• Communication with employers(selected by 7 employers)

  100%0%

• Getting new apprentices started(selected by 5 employers)

  100%0%

• Improving apprentice skills(selected by 4 employers)

  50%50%

• Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 1 employer)

  100%0%

• Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 2 employers)

  100%0%

• Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 5 employers)

  60%40%

• Adapting to my needs(selected by 2 employers)

  0%100%

• Training facilities(selected by 3 employers)

  33%67%

Statement	Percentage of employers that selected this as a "strength"	Percentage of employers that selected this as "needs improvement"	Total number of employers that selected this statement
Providing the right training at the right time	100%	0%	6
Communication with employers	100%	0%	7
Getting new apprentices started	100%	0%	5
Improving apprentice skills	50%	50%	4
Working with small numbers of apprentices	100%	0%	1
Initial assessment of apprentices	100%	0%	2
Reporting on progress of apprentices	60%	40%	5
Adapting to my needs	0%	100%	2
Training facilities	33%	67%	3

Apprentice reviews

We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.

No results. Not enough apprentices gave feedback about this training provider.

1 August 2021 to 31 July 2022

These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider.

Employer reviews

We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.

Excellent (33 reviews)

Areas of strength and improvement

Employers can select:

• up to 3 things they think are strengths
• up to 3 things they think need improvement

• Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
• Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement

• Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 18 employers)

  83%17%

• Communication with employers(selected by 27 employers)

  93%7%

• Getting new apprentices started(selected by 17 employers)

  100%0%

• Improving apprentice skills(selected by 9 employers)

  89%11%

• Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 12 employers)

  83%17%

• Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 7 employers)

  71%29%

• Adapting to my needs(selected by 5 employers)

  40%60%

• Training facilities(selected by 4 employers)

  50%50%

Statement	Percentage of employers that selected this as a "strength"	Percentage of employers that selected this as "needs improvement"	Total number of employers that selected this statement
Providing the right training at the right time	83%	17%	18
Communication with employers	93%	7%	27
Getting new apprentices started	100%	0%	17
Improving apprentice skills	89%	11%	9
Initial assessment of apprentices	83%	17%	12
Reporting on progress of apprentices	71%	29%	7
Adapting to my needs	40%	60%	5
Training facilities	50%	50%	4

Apprentice reviews

We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.

No results. Not enough apprentices gave feedback about this training provider.

1 August 2021 to today

These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider in the last 5 academic years.

Employer reviews

We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.

Excellent (42 reviews)

Areas of strength and improvement

Employers can select:

• up to 3 things they think are strengths
• up to 3 things they think need improvement

• Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
• Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement

• Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 24 employers)

  88%12%

• Communication with employers(selected by 34 employers)

  94%6%

• Getting new apprentices started(selected by 22 employers)

  100%0%

• Improving apprentice skills(selected by 13 employers)

  77%23%

• Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 1 employer)

  100%0%

• Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 14 employers)

  86%14%

• Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 12 employers)

  67%33%

• Adapting to my needs(selected by 7 employers)

  29%71%

• Training facilities(selected by 7 employers)

  43%57%

Statement	Percentage of employers that selected this as a "strength"	Percentage of employers that selected this as "needs improvement"	Total number of employers that selected this statement
Providing the right training at the right time	88%	12%	24
Communication with employers	94%	6%	34
Getting new apprentices started	100%	0%	22
Improving apprentice skills	77%	23%	13
Working with small numbers of apprentices	100%	0%	1
Initial assessment of apprentices	86%	14%	14
Reporting on progress of apprentices	67%	33%	12
Adapting to my needs	29%	71%	7
Training facilities	43%	57%	7

Apprentice reviews

We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.

No results. Not enough apprentices gave feedback about this training provider.

Contact this training provider

• Registered address: LEAGUE FOOTBALL EDUCATION, E F L House, 10-12 West Cliff, Preston, PR1 8HU
• Email: sstephen@lfe.org.uk
• Telephone: 01772 326870
• Website: http://www.lfe.org.uk

Training provider overview

League Football Education was established in 2004 by The English Football League and The Professional Footballers' Association to manage the Advanced apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence programme, to be replaced by the Sporting Excellence Professional.

Funded by the Education & Skills Funding Agency, the European Social Fund and by football, LFE is responsible for over 1200 apprentices [aged 16-18 years-old] at 72 Football Clubs, is one of the largest providers of apprenticeships in elite sport.

We have a network of staff working across the country supporting our clubs to assist our apprentices throughout their two year development programme. LFE aims to help all apprentices achieve the full educational framework and to support apprentices moving into positive destinations at the end of the programme.