Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF): the ratings in full [updated for 2019]
Explore the official Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) ratings for universities and colleges in 2019 – we've got the full list here.


Read our full guide to the TEF rankings, then explore the 'gold', 'silver', 'bronze' and 'provisional' ratings below (updated for 2019) below:
- University of Abertay Dundee: Silver
- ABI College Limited: Provisional
- Aberystwyth University: Gold
- Abertay University: Silver
- Abingdon and Witney College: Silver
- ACM Guildford Limited: Bronze
- Academy of Contemporary Music Limited: Provisional
- Access to Music Limited: Provisional
- Accrington and Rossendale College: Bronze
- Activate Learning: Silver
- AECC University College: Silver
- ALRA: Silver
- Amersham & Wycombe College: Bronze
- Anglia Ruskin University: Silver
- Anglo-European College of Chiropractic: Silver
- Architectural Association (Incorporated): Provisional
- Arden University Limited: Provisional
- Arts Educational Schools (The): Gold
- Arts University Bournemouth: Gold
- University of the Arts, London: Silver
- Askham Bryan College: Bronze
- Assemblies of God Incorporated: Bronze
- Aston University: Gold
- Aylesbury College: Bronze
- Bangor University: Gold
- Barnet & Southgate College: Bronze
- Barnfield College: Bronze
- Bath College: Silver
- University of Bath: Gold
- Bath Spa University: Silver
- University of Bedfordshire: Silver
- BIMM Limited: Bronze
- Birkbeck, University of London: Silver
- Birkbeck College: Silver
- University of Birmingham: Gold
- University College Birmingham: Silver
- Birmingham City University: Silver
- Bishop Auckland College: Bronze
- Bishop Burton College: Bronze
- Bishop Grosseteste University: Gold
- Blackburn College: Bronze
- Blackpool and the Fylde College: Gold
- BMC (Brooksby Melton College): Bronze
- University of Bolton: Silver
- Boston College: Bronze
- The Bournemouth and Poole College: Bronze
- Bournemouth University: Silver
- Bournville College: Provisional
- BPP University Limited: Bronze
- University of Bradford: Silver
- Bradford College: Bronze
- Bridgwater and Taunton College: Silver
- University of Brighton: Silver
- University of Bristol: Silver
- Bristol Baptist College: Provisional
- Brit College Limited: Bronze
- British School of Osteopathy: Bronze
- Bromley College of Further and Higher Education: Silver
- Brooklands College: Silver
- Brunel University London: Silver
- University of Buckingham: Gold
- Buckinghamshire New University: Silver
- Burnley College: Silver
- Burton and South Derbyshire College: Silver
- Bury College: Silver
- Calderdale College: Silver
- University of Cambridge: Gold
- Cambridge Regional College: Bronze
- Canterbury Christ Church University: Silver
- Canterbury College: Silver
- Cardiff Metropolitan University: Silver
- Cardiff University: Silver
- Cardinal Newman College: Provisional
- University of Central Lancashire: Silver
- Central Bedfordshire College: Silver
- University of Chester: Silver
- University of Chichester: Silver
- Chichester College: Silver
- Chicken Shed Theatre Trust: Silver
- Cirencester College: Provisional
- City and Guilds of London Art School Limited: Provisional
- City College Norwich: Provisional
- City College Plymouth: Gold
- City of Bristol College: Silver
- City of Liverpool College: Silver
- City, University of London: Silver
- Cleveland College of Art and Design: Gold
- Cliff College: Provisional
- Colchester Institute: Silver
- Conservatoire for Dance and Drama: Gold
- Cornwall College: Silver
- Courtauld Institute of Art: Silver
- Coventry University: Gold
- University for the Creative Arts: Gold
- Croydon College: Provisional
- University of Cumbria: Bronze
- CWR: Provisional
- Darlington College: Silver
- De Montfort University: Gold
- Derby College: Silver
- University of Derby: Gold
- Doncaster College: Bronze
- Dudley College: Provisional
- University of Dundee: Gold
- University of Durham: Gold
- Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College: Silver
- University of East Anglia: Gold
- East Durham College: Silver
- East End Computing & Business College Limited: Provisional
- East Kent College: Provisional
- University of East London: Bronze
- East Riding College: Silver
- East Surrey College: Bronze
- East Sussex College Group: Bronze
- Edge Hill University: Gold
- Edward James Foundation Limited: Provisional
- University of Essex: Gold
- University College of Estate Management: Provisional
- University of Exeter: Gold
- Exeter College: Gold
- Fairfield School of Business Ltd: Provisional
- Falmouth University: Gold
- Fareham College: Bronze
- Farnborough College of Technology: Bronze
- Furness College: Silver
- Futureworks Training Limited: Silver
- Gateshead College: Silver
- University of Gloucestershire: Silver
- Goldsmiths, University of London: Silver
- Goldsmiths College: Bronze
- Grafton College Limited: Provisional
- Grantham College: Silver
- Greater Brighton Metropolitan College: Silver
- University of Greenwich: Silver
- Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education: Silver
- Guildford College of Further and Higher Education: Bronze
- Guildhall School of Music & Drama: Gold
- Hadlow College: Bronze
- Halesowen College: Silver
- Harper Adams University: Gold
- Hartlepool College of Further Education: Silver
- Hartpury College: Gold
- Heart of Worcestershire College: Silver
- Hereford College of Arts: Silver
- Herefordshire and Ludlow College: Silver
- Heriot-Watt University: Silver
- Hertford Regional College: Silver
- University of Hertfordshire: Silver
- Highbury College Portsmouth: Bronze
- Holy Cross College: Bronze
- Hopwood Hall College: Bronze
- University of Huddersfield: Gold
- Hugh Baird College: Gold
- University of Hull: Silver
- Hull College: Bronze
- Hy Education Limited: Provisional
- ICMP Management Limited: Bronze
- Imperial College London: Gold
- The College of Integrated Chinese Medicine: Bronze
- Kaplan Open Learning (Essex) Limited: Gold
- University of Keele: Gold
- Kensington Education Foundation Limited: Provisional
- University of Kent: Gold
- Kingham Hill Trust: Provisional
- King's College London: Silver
- Kingston College: Silver
- Kingston Maurward College: Bronze
- Kingston University: Bronze
- Kirklees College: Silver
- KLC Limited: Provisional
- University of Lancaster: Gold
- University of Law Limited: Silver
- University of Leeds: Gold
- Leeds Beckett University: Silver
- Leeds City College: Bronze
- Leeds College of Music: Silver
- Leeds Trinity University: Silver
- University of Leicester: Silver
- Leicester College: Gold
- University of Lincoln: Gold
- Lincoln College: Silver
- University of Liverpool: Silver
- Liverpool Hope University: Gold
- Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts: Gold
- Liverpool John Moores University: Silver
- University College London: Silver
- London Bridge Business Academy Limited: Provisional
- London College of Creative Media Limited: Provisional
- London Institute of Banking & Finance: Silver
- London Metropolitan University: Bronze
- London School of Business: Bronze
- London School of Business and Management Limited: Provisional
- London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE): Bronze
- London School of Management Education Limited: Bronze
- London School of Science & Technology Limited: Provisional
- London School of Theology: Provisional
- London South Bank University: Silver
- London Studio Centre Limited: Gold
- Loughborough College: Gold
- Loughborough University: Gold
- Luther King House Educational Trust: Bronze
- Macclesfield College: Provisional
- University of Manchester: Silver
- LTE Group: Silver
- Manchester Metropolitan University: Silver
- Markfield Institute of Higher Education: Silver
- Met Film School Limited: Provisional
- The Metanoia Institute: Bronze
- Middlesbrough College: Gold
- Middlesex University: Silver
- Milton Keynes College: Bronze
- Mont Rose College of Management and Sciences Limited: Silver
- Moorlands College: Silver
- Morley College Limited: Provisional
- Myerscough College: Gold
- Nazarene Theological College: Silver
- NCG: Silver
- NCH at Northeastern Limited: Provisional
- Neath Port Talbot College: Silver
- Nelson College London Limited: Silver
- New City College: Silver
- New College Durham: Silver
- New College Stamford: Silver
- Newbury College: Provisional
- University of Newcastle upon Tyne: Gold
- Newham College of Further Education: Provisional
- Newman University: Silver
- Norland College Limited: Gold
- North East Surrey College of Technology: Bronze
- North Hertfordshire College: Silver
- North Lindsey College: Silver
- North West Regional College: Provisional
- University of Northampton: Gold
- Northampton College: Silver
- Northern College of Acupuncture: Bronze
- Northumberland College: Bronze
- University of Northumbria at Newcastle: Silver
- Norwich University of the Arts: Gold
- University of Nottingham: Gold
- Nottingham Trent University: Gold
- Oaklands College: Silver
- School of Oriental and African Studies: Bronze
- University of Oxford: Gold
- Oxford Brookes University: Silver
- Oxford Business College UK Limited: Provisional
- Pearson College Limited: Provisional
- Peter Symonds College: Silver
- Petroc: Silver
- Plumpton College: Bronze
- University of Plymouth: Silver
- Plymouth College of Art: Bronze
- Point Blank Limited: Silver
- University of Portsmouth: Gold
- Preston College: Bronze
- Queen Mary University of London: Silver
- Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education: Silver
- Ravensbourne: Silver
- University of Reading: Silver
- Reaseheath College: Silver
- Regent's University of London: Bronze
- Redcar & Cleveland College: Silver
- Richmond, the American International University in London, Inc.: Provisional
- Riverside College: Gold
- RNN Group: Gold
- Robert Gordon University: Gold
- Roehampton University: Silver
- Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance: Gold
- Royal Academy of Music: Gold
- Royal Agricultural University: Silver
- Royal Central School of Speech and Drama: Gold
- Royal College of Music: Gold
- Royal Holloway, University of London: Silver
- Royal Northern College of Music: Gold
- Royal Veterinary College: Gold
- RTC Education Ltd: Bronze
- Runshaw College: Silver
- SAE Education Limited: Bronze
- University of Salford: Bronze
- Salford City College: Bronze
- Salvation Army: Provisional
- Selby College: Silver
- University of Sheffield: Silver
- Sheffield Hallam University: Silver
- Shrewsbury Colleges Group: Bronze
- SOAS, University of London: Silver
- Solihull College and University Centre: Gold
- South & City College Birmingham: Bronze
- South Devon College: Gold
- South Essex College of Further and Higher Education: Bronze
- South Thames Colleges Group: Bronze
- South Tyneside College: Silver
- South West College: Provisional
- University of Southampton: Silver
- Southampton Solent University: Silver
- Southport College: Bronze
- Sparsholt College: Gold
- Spurgeon's College: Provisional
- University of St Andrews: Gold
- University of St Mark & St John: Silver
- St Mary's College: Bronze
- St Mary's University, Twickenham: Silver
- St Mellitus College Trust: Gold
- St. George's, University of London: Bronze
- St. Nicholas Montessori Training Limited: Bronze
- Staffordshire University: Gold
- Stockton Riverside College: Silver
- Stoke On Trent College: Bronze
- Stratford College London Limited: Provisional
- Strode College: Silver
- University of Suffolk: Bronze
- University of Sunderland: Silver
- Sunderland College: Silver
- University of Surrey: Gold
- University of Sussex: Silver
- Sussex Coast College Hastings: Provisional
- Sussex Downs College: Silver
- Swansea University: Gold
- Swindon College: June
- Teesside University: Silver
- Tertiary Education Services Limited: Provisional
- The Oldham College: Silver
- The Trafford College Group: Bronze
- Tresham College of Further and Higher Education: Provisional
- Trinity College (Bristol) Limited: Provisional
- Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance: Silver
- Truro and Penwith College: Gold
- Tyne Coast College: Silver
- Tyne Metropolitan College: Bronze
- UCK Limited: Bronze
- Unified Seevic Palmer's College: Silver
- University College of Osteopathy: Silver
- UK College of Business and Computing Ltd: Provisional
- Wakefield College: Silver
- University of Wales Trinity Saint David: Silver
- University of Warwick: Silver
- Warwickshire College: Bronze
- West Herts College: Gold
- West Kent and Ashford College: Silver
- University of West London: Silver
- West Nottinghamshire College: Silver
- University of the West of England, Bristol: Gold
- University of Westminster: Bronze
- Weston College of Further and Higher Education: Gold
- Wigan and Leigh College: Silver
- Wiltshire College: Bronze
- University of Winchester: Silver
- University of Wolverhampton: Silver
- University of Worcester: Silver
- Wrexham Glyndwr University: Silver
- Writtle University College: Bronze
- Yeovil College: Provisional
- University of York: Gold
- York College: Silver
- York St John University: Bronze
What do the TEF ratings mean?
- Gold = outstanding
- Silver = high quality
- Bronze = satisfactory
The ratings are awarded by a panel looking at a range of measures centred around 'teaching quality', 'learning environment' and 'outcomes'.
To break this down further, these measures include:
- How courses are designed and assessed.
- The amount of contact time students typically spend with tutors.
- How academically stretched students are.
- How well students develop their knowledge throughout the course.
- Official statistics around drop-out rates, student satisfaction and graduate employment.
A gold rating tells you that the university has consistently scored highly across the board, whereas a silver or bronze rating indicates the uni hasn't scored top marks in one - or more - areas.
Read our full guide on the TEF to find out more about the rankings - and how important they are when choosing university courses.