Case Study: Rochdale Sixth Form College achieves Officially Outstanding branding success with Carbon Creative

Rochdale Sixth Form College recruits 700 students with Carbon Creative

Rochdale Sixth Form College, a top-performing institution, engaged Carbon Creative for branding services. The college's challenge was to evolve its visual identity to reflect its new 'Officially Outstanding' Ofsted status and to confidently attract a new generation of students, moving beyond its initial "new kids on the block" messaging.

Carbon Creative developed a refreshed brand identity with a new art direction, featuring stylish black and white photography punctuated with color and a creative, modular layout inspired by 1990s design trends. This forward-thinking solution successfully recruited over 700 students against a target of 600, increased retention by 2%, and won the Gold Heist Award for Best Further Education Prospectus.

Rochdale Sixth Form College