Training provider

HERITAGE SKILLS ACADEMY LIMITED

UKPRN 10063769

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Apprenticeships

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• Heritage engineering technician (level 3)

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Achievements and participation rates

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Achievement and participation rate data does not include apprenticeship units.

Achievements

63.6%

of apprentices (51 of 80) completed a course and passed the end-point assessment with this training provider in academic year 2024 to 2025. 36.4% did not pass or left the course before taking their assessment.

65.4% national achievement rate

Participation

120

apprentices have completed a course and taken their end-point assessment with this provider since 2023.

Data for apprenticeships and foundation apprenticeships collected by the Department for Education.

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Reviews from employers and apprentices

This is the training provider's average review based on all the apprenticeship courses they delivered during the last full academic year (2024 to 2025).

It does not include reviews for apprenticeship units.

Employers

Excellent

average review from 3 employers when asked to rate this provider as 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'.

Apprentices

No reviews

Not enough apprentices have reviewed this provider.

Apprenticeships and foundation apprenticeships data collected by the Department for Education.

View reviews with feedback from the last 5 years

1 August 2025 to today

These are the most recent reviews for this training provider. We update the main star rating on this page when we have reviews from a full academic year.

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 (17 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 9 employers)

  89%11%

• Communication with employers(selected by 12 employers)

  92%8%

• Getting new apprentices started(selected by 3 employers)

  100%0%

• Improving apprentice skills(selected by 6 employers)

  83%17%

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

  0%100%

• Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 2 employers)

  50%50%

• Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 13 employers)

  100%0%

• Adapting to my needs(selected by 3 employers)

  0%100%

• Training facilities(selected by 4 employers)

  100%0%

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	89%	11%	9
Communication with employers	92%	8%	12
Getting new apprentices started	100%	0%	3
Improving apprentice skills	83%	17%	6
Working with small numbers of apprentices	0%	100%	1
Initial assessment of apprentices	50%	50%	2
Reporting on progress of apprentices	100%	0%	13
Adapting to my needs	0%	100%	3
Training facilities	100%	0%	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 have given feedback about this training provider.

1 August 2024 to 31 July 2025

These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider in the last full academic year.

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 (3 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

• Communication with employers(selected by 2 employers)

  50%50%

• Getting new apprentices started(selected by 1 employer)

  100%0%

• Improving apprentice skills(selected by 2 employers)

  100%0%

• Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 1 employer)

  0%100%

• Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 3 employers)

  67%33%

• Training facilities(selected by 3 employers)

  100%0%

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
Communication with employers	50%	50%	2
Getting new apprentices started	100%	0%	1
Improving apprentice skills	100%	0%	2
Initial assessment of apprentices	0%	100%	1
Reporting on progress of apprentices	67%	33%	3
Training facilities	100%	0%	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 2023 to 31 July 2024

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.

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

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 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 (7 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 4 employers)

  75%25%

• Communication with employers(selected by 5 employers)

  60%40%

• Getting new apprentices started(selected by 3 employers)

  100%0%

• Improving apprentice skills(selected by 4 employers)

  75%25%

• Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 2 employers)

  100%0%

• Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 1 employer)

  100%0%

• Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 2 employers)

  100%0%

• Adapting to my needs(selected by 2 employers)

  0%100%

• Training facilities(selected by 4 employers)

  100%0%

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	75%	25%	4
Communication with employers	60%	40%	5
Getting new apprentices started	100%	0%	3
Improving apprentice skills	75%	25%	4
Working with small numbers of apprentices	100%	0%	2
Initial assessment of apprentices	100%	0%	1
Reporting on progress of apprentices	100%	0%	2
Adapting to my needs	0%	100%	2
Training facilities	100%	0%	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 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.

Good (2 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

• Communication with employers(selected by 2 employers)

  50%50%

• Improving apprentice skills(selected by 2 employers)

  100%0%

• Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 1 employer)

  0%100%

• Adapting to my needs(selected by 1 employer)

  100%0%

• Training facilities(selected by 1 employer)

  0%100%

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
Communication with employers	50%	50%	2
Improving apprentice skills	100%	0%	2
Initial assessment of apprentices	0%	100%	1
Adapting to my needs	100%	0%	1
Training facilities	0%	100%	1

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 (29 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 13 employers)

  85%15%

• Communication with employers(selected by 21 employers)

  76%24%

• Getting new apprentices started(selected by 7 employers)

  100%0%

• Improving apprentice skills(selected by 14 employers)

  86%14%

• Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 3 employers)

  67%33%

• Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 5 employers)

  40%60%

• Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 18 employers)

  94%6%

• Adapting to my needs(selected by 6 employers)

  17%83%

• Training facilities(selected by 12 employers)

  92%8%

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	85%	15%	13
Communication with employers	76%	24%	21
Getting new apprentices started	100%	0%	7
Improving apprentice skills	86%	14%	14
Working with small numbers of apprentices	67%	33%	3
Initial assessment of apprentices	40%	60%	5
Reporting on progress of apprentices	94%	6%	18
Adapting to my needs	17%	83%	6
Training facilities	92%	8%	12

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: HERITAGE SKILLS ACADEMY LIMITED, Buckingham Road, Bicester, OX27 8AL
• Email: john.pitchforth@heritageskillsacademy.co.uk
• Telephone: 01438 718224
• Website: http://www.heritageskillsacademy.co.uk

Training provider overview

The Heritage Skills Academy (HSA) brings together experts from across the Restoration Industry who are committed to teaching the skills required to preserve and restore our Pre-war and Post-war engineering heritage.

HSA offers 'Heritage Engineering Apprenticeships' across a broad range of classic vehicle sectors including veteran, vintage and classic; motor vehicles, motorcycles, military vehicles, marine & steam.

From our 'world-class' Academy based at 'Bicester Heritage' in Oxfordshire, we offer bespoke Classic Vehicle apprenticeships covering mechanical, coachbuilding and trimming specialisms.

Our mission is to train the next generation of world-class engineering apprentices for the industry

We offer block release and bespoke apprenticeships.