Nottingham College
(http://www.ncn.ac.uk) 📸 Data Snapshot: May 22, 2026Inspect the JSON-LD. Is there an Organization or Person schema, and does it carry sameAs links to real external profiles (LinkedIn, socials)? Missing schema or no identity declaration signals an anonymous entity.
Identity is well-established through robust CollegeOrUniversity schema including a founding date of 2017 and six sameAs social media links. A slight authority gap exists as no individual faculty members or experts are profiled with Person schema, though staff are mentioned by name in news articles (e.g., Marc West). The technical implementation is clean with a valid heading hierarchy and no broken metadata.
The marketing tone is aspirational but generally anchored in reality. The most significant disconnect is the ‘97% progression’ claim which, while specific, is not supported by a visible methodology or year-on-year breakdown. Conversely, the performance claim of being a ‘globally renowned provider’ for automotive training (Emtec) is partially supported by the specific description of automotive workshops.
Identity & Authority is read from the structured data first: whether the site declares who it is in machine-readable schema, with verifiable identity links. Below is the schema captured per page, then the external proof links that support (or fail to support) that identity.
🔗 Identity & Technical Layer — schema JSON-LD: identity chains, entity gaps
Homepage schema
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@graph": [
{
"@type": "CollegeOrUniversity",
"name": "Nottingham College",
"address": {
"@type": "PostalAddress",
"streetAddress": "111 Canal Street",
"addressLocality": "Nottingham",
"addressRegion": "Nottinghamshire",
"postalCode": "NG1 7HB",
"addressCountry": "GB"
},
"potentialAction": {
"@type": "SearchAction",
"query": "required",
"target": {
"@type": "EntryPoint",
"urlTemplate": "https://www.nottinghamcollege.ac.uk/search?search-query={query}"
}
},
"foundingDate": "2017-06-08T01:00:00+01:00",
"logo": "https://cdn.craft.cloud/d10b9526-496f-4cd6-a8ff-319f00317266/assets/images/Site-Meta/Crest-Avatar-Dark-Circle-Background-1024x1024.jpg?fit=crop&format=webp&height=400&width=400&s=75SdKRljaPAq5r3Lu7a5GsOXMamgWCQLXAoBZPOYmt4",
"telephone": "0115 9100 100",
"description": "<p>Nottingham College offers a comprehensive range of further and higher education courses and training opportunities for business and industry.</p>",
"email": "enquiries@nottinghamcollege.ac.uk",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/nottmcollege",
"https://x.com/nottmcollege",
"https://www.instagram.com/nottmcollege",
"https://www.youtube.com/@nottmcollege",
"https://www.linkedin.com/school/nottingham-college",
"https://www.tiktok.com/@nottmcollege"
]
},
{
"@type": "ProfessionalService",
"name": "Bluestorm Design & Marketing Ltd.",
"email": "sales@bluestormdesign.co.uk",
"telephone": "01482 649 343",
"address": {
"@type": "PostalAddress",
"streetAddress": "1 Redcliff Road",
"addressLocality": "Melton",
"addressRegion": "North Ferriby",
"postalCode": "HU14 3RS",
"addressCountry": "GB"
},
"image": "https://cdn.craft.cloud/d10b9526-496f-4cd6-a8ff-319f00317266/builds/a1d327aa-2656-40ec-a9af-8a0f78bf4d23/artifacts/skin/bluestorm.svg",
"priceRange": "£££",
"openingHoursSpecification": [
{
"@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
"dayOfWeek": [
"Monday",
"Tuesday",
"Wednesday",
"Thursday"
],
"opens": "08:30",
"closes": "17:30"
},
{
"@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
"dayOfWeek": [
"Friday"
],
"opens": "09:00",
"closes": "16:00"
}
]
},
{
"@type": "BreadcrumbList",
"itemListElement": [
{
"@type": "ListItem",
"position": 1,
"name": "Home",
"item": "https://www.nottinghamcollege.ac.uk"
}
]
},
{
"@type": "WebPage",
"name": "Home",
"url": "https://www.nottinghamcollege.ac.uk/",
"dateCreated": "2024-04-29T13:55:17+01:00",
"description": "<p>Nottingham College is one of the largest colleges in the United Kingdom, offering a wide range of courses for students of all ages and abilities, including Further Education, A Levels, apprenticeships, Higher Education, and adult learning.</p>",
"inLanguage": "en-gb"
}
]
}
🛡️ Trust Signals — external proof links that back the declared identity
| Page | Reviews | Proof links |
|---|---|---|
| / (home) | 11 | 4 |
This page presents a snapshot of public data from Nottingham College, captured on May 22, 2026, to show how machine logic reads Identity & Authority signals into an AI reputation evaluation.
Purpose: This data is presented under “Fair Use” for the purpose of independent signal analysis, allowing readers to see the raw signals behind the reputation score.
Notice to Nottingham College: This analysis is part of a non-adversarial audit conducted by 1 Euro SEO. The results are intended as professional feedback to help improve any website’s machine-readability and authority signals. The evaluation is free, and any company can request a fresh audit at any time.
Any company can use the insights for free and improve its voice. When a company has updated its content, it can always submit a new audit request, which will be reflected in a new current score.
To all users: You are encouraged to visit the live site at http://www.ncn.ac.uk to view the most current version of its content and see directly what this company is about and what it offers.