"Sports Colleges will raise standards of achievement in physical education and sports for all their students across the ability range. They will be regional focal points for excellence in PE and community sport, extending links between families of schools, sports bodies and communities, sharing resources and developing and spreading good practice, helping to provide a structure through which young people can progress to careers in sport and PE. Sports Colleges will increase participation in physical education and sport for pre and post 16 year olds and develop the potential of talented performers". (DFES)
In the Borough of Dudley there are three specialist sports colleges:
