Petroc (college)
Petroc was a further education and higher education college in Devon, England, with a catchment area covering more than. It had the largest A-level sixth form in North Devon. The college served up to 11,000 students each year, on a wide range of full and part-time courses, including distance learning and work-based training.
Petroc was formed from the merger North Devon College and East Devon College on 1 August 2008. North Devon College was the nominal survivor of the merger, however that name was deemed unsuitable for the merged college due to its expanded catchment area. The merged college was renamed Petroc in 2009. The college is named after St Petroc, a saint with numerous dedications throughout Devon and the patron saint of the Devon flag.
In 2015 the college was graded ‘good’ by Ofsted. In 2017 it was rated as Silver within the Teaching Excellence Framework.
Petroc had two campuses. The North Devon Campus is located in Barnstaple. The College formerly had a third campus also located in Barnstaple, in the Roundswell area, and takes its name from Brannam Pottery, the company which formerly occupied the site, but this campus closed in July 2023 and is now occupied partially by a branch of HBH Woolacotts. The Mid Devon Campus was in Tiverton. And became a campus of Exeter College as a result of the 2025 merger.