Training prisons (England & Wales): reading the thematic list
20 March 2026Counts and labels reflect the prison import in this site build. They are not live government data.
Thematic graphic — not a photograph of a named facility.
This thematic slice currently includes 53 establishments. The article explains the filter in plain English and points you to the hub grid for the full set.
What this thematic list means
“Training prisons (England & Wales)” is a thematic slice of our England and Wales directory. This article explains the intent of that slice and how many prisons it currently contains.
From the collection hub: Based on the “Predominant Function” field in the HMPPS export (e.g. Cat B/C trainer roles).
Size of the group today
The current import places 53 establishments in this thematic group. Counts change when the underlying export changes.
Examples include: HMP Ashfield, HMP Berwyn, HMP Brixton, HMP Buckley Hall, HMP Bure.
Figures and labels on Prisons Online come from the HMPPS prison export used in this build. Security category and function wording are administrative fields in that source (and category may be inferred where the export does not map cleanly). Always confirm visiting rules, contact details, and regime information with official HMPPS or GOV.UK sources.
Using the collection hub
The linked collection page is the canonical card grid for this filter. Use this article when you want narrative context and quick links into examples before browsing the full set.
Frequently asked questions
- Why is a prison missing from this thematic list?
- Thematic groups use explicit rules on gender, function text, category, and operator fields. If the source label differs, the site may classify the prison under another collection or only under the general UK browse.
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Showing 24 of 53 establishments. Open the full listing for the complete grid.
HMP Ashfield
Cat C Trainer
Ashfield Prison is a privately run adult male prison in Pucklechurch, Bristol.
HMP Berwyn
Cat C Trainer
Berwyn is a men’s prison in Wrexham, North Wales.
HMP Brixton
Cat C Trainer
Brixton Prison is a men’s prison in the London Borough of Lambeth, South London.
HMP Buckley Hall
Cat C Trainer
Buckley Hall is a men’s prison in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.
HMP Bure
Cat C Trainer
Bure is a prison near Norwich in Norfolk for men convicted of a sex offence.
HMP Channings Wood
Cat C Trainer
Channings Wood is a men’s prison near Newton Abbot in Devon.
HMP Coldingley
Cat C Trainer
Coldingley is a prison for adult men in Woking, Surrey.
HMP Dartmoor
Cat C Trainer
Dartmoor is a men’s prison in Devon.
HMP Dovegate
Cat B Trainer
Dovegate is a privately run male prison in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire.
HMP Erlestoke
Cat C Trainer
Erlestoke is a men’s prison in the village of Erlestoke, Wiltshire.
HMP Featherstone
Cat C Trainer
Featherstone is a men’s prison in the village of Featherstone, near Wolverhampton.
HMP Garth
Cat B Trainer
Garth is a men’s high security prison near Leyland, Lancashire.
HMP Gartree
Cat B Trainer
Gartree is a high security men’s prison in Market Harborough, Leicestershire.
HMP Grendon
Cat B Trainer
Grendon is a men’s prison in the village of Grendon Underwood, Buckinghamshire. It is jointly managed with Spring Hill Prison, which is on the same site.
HMP Guys Marsh
Cat C Trainer
Guys Marsh is a men’s prison near Shaftesbury in Dorset.
HMP Highpoint
Cat C Trainer
Highpoint is a men’s prison in Newmarket, Suffolk.
HMP Holme House
Cat C Trainer
Holme House is a men’s prison in Stockton on Tees, northeast England.
HMP Humber
Cat C Trainer
Humber is a men’s prison in Brough, near Hull, East Yorkshire.
HMP Huntercombe
Cat C Trainer
Huntercombe is a prison near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, for foreign national men.
HMP Isle of Wight
Cat B Trainer
Isle of Wight is a high security men’s prison, set across 2 sites (Albany and Parkhurst), just outside Newport, Isle of Wight.
HMP Lancaster Farms
Cat C Trainer
Lancaster Farms is a men’s prison in Lancaster.
HMP Lindholme
Cat C Trainer
Lindholme is an adult male prison, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
HMP Littlehey
Cat C Trainer
Littlehey is a prison near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire for men convicted of a sex offence.
HMP Lowdham Grange
Cat B Trainer
Lowdham Grange is a privately run male prison in Lowdham, Nottingham.