Derwen College
Derwen College is registered for supported living and specialist college service in Oswestry. CQC rated it Good overall in January 2023 (last checked 25 January 2023). It is registered to support people with a physical disability, people with a sensory impairment, people with a learning disability or autism and younger adults.
- Supported living
- Specialist college service
Gobowen, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 3JA
What CQC says
Overall rating
The service is performing well and meeting expectations.
Up from Requires improvement, 14 August 2019.
Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)Last checked by CQC: 25 January 2023.
The five key questions
CQC rates each service on five questions. Each has its own rating.
Is it safe?
Goodrated 3 years ago (25 January 2023)Is it effective?
Goodrated 7 years ago (14 August 2019)Is it caring?
Goodrated 3 years ago (25 January 2023)Is it responsive to people’s needs?
Goodrated 7 years ago (14 August 2019)Is it well-led?
Goodrated 3 years ago (25 January 2023)
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Understanding this rating
Plain facts about how CQC rates and inspects services, as CQC describes them. This is not advice and not a rating of ours.
This rating is from January 2023. That is more than 2 years ago. A service can change a lot in that time, for better or worse. CQC decides when to inspect again.
Questions you could ask
- What has changed since the last inspection?
How often CQC looks again
There is no fixed timetable. CQC decides when to look at a service again. It uses the information it holds about the service and how much risk it sees. It may look sooner if it hears of concerns.
Earlier ratings
Overall ratings this service had before, newest first. These are CQC’s own earlier ratings.
- Requires improvement14 August 2019Read the report (opens in a new tab)
- Good23 November 2016Read the report (opens in a new tab)
- Good26 May 2015Read the report (opens in a new tab)
About this service
- Type of care
- Supported living, Specialist college service
- Who it supports
- Physical disability, Sensory impairment, Learning disability or autism, Younger adults, Children and young people
- Registered since
- 22 April 2014
- Local council area
- Shropshire
Who runs it
- Provider
- Derwen College
- Kind of provider
- Company or organisation