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Plumpton Coached Team Unbeaten
University Of Brighton Equestrian Team coached at Plumpton College by Equine staff member Debbie Melville have had a fantastic year so far with the A team being unbeaten in all their competitions and heading to Nationals in June....
Leading Wine Expert Reviews Plumpton Wines
‘Behind the Label’ – 2015 Plumpton Estate, Pinot Blanc, East Sussex, England (£11.00, Marks & Spencer). Plumpton is a famous agricultural college and it is the UK’s leading centre for winemaking and grape-growing studies. This...
Lewes MP meets with College Principal
Lewes MP meets with College Principal
Maria Caulfield, Member of Parliament for Lewes, visited the nationally renowned Plumpton College to meet with Jeremy Kerswell, who became Principal in October, taking over the position from...
Students visit West Sussex Growers
Students have visited West Sussex Growers as part of a Southern Growers Club Initiative to promote production horticulture.
On Wednesday 20 April Southern Growers Club hosted 40 students and staff from Sparsholt and Plumpton...
Plumpton College Achieve 'Outstanding in all areas' grade for Ofsted Report
‘Living the dream’ at Plumpton College
It is with great pleasure that the college announces their ‘Outstanding in all areas’ grade following a recent Ofsted inspection into their residential provision.
Inspector Joanne Vyas...
Animal Care Apprenticeship Students and the New Arrival at Zoo
Drusillas Park in East Sussex is one of the enterprising employers for Plumpton College apprentices and they are celebrating an exciting new arrival this Spring! A rare, baby two-toed sloth has been born at the zoo, the first in...
Forestry students branch out at Wakehurst
Students studying Forestry and Arboriculture courses at Plumpton College were recently invited to participate in an outdoors education operation at Wakehurst, near Haywards Heath, West Sussex. The students, studying a suite of...
Plumpton college ED2 Equine students run another successful day
Some of the Extended Diploma students at the end of another very successful showing show. The students and their tutor Kate Fuller run a series of events through the year as part of their Event management module. The students work...
Agriculture College students study practical business
Agriculture College students study practical business
Students from Plumpton College in East Sussex were recently invited by Lord and Lady Cowdray to visit to The Cowdray Estate, near Midhurst, West Sussex. The students, who are...
Student success for Plumpton College
Student success for Plumpton College
Students from Plumpton College are celebrating another success. The students, studying on the rural pathways programme, entered the Jim Green Memorial Competition at South of England...
Learn more about our history
Since the original 400-acre College farm was bought back in 1919, Plumpton College has certainly seen a lot of changes.

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