'There are lots of examples of excellent practice and Barnsley College really should have done their homework before embarking on a well-intentioned but ultimately misguided initiative.'
Kay Tinkler, co-chairman of the Barnsley Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Forum said it could have been done in a different way.
'I’m not sure why it’s on the front of an enrolment form,' she said.
'Coming from a 16-year-old’s point of view when just filling in your name on a form can be daunting it is probably better done anonymously in a way that respects people’s privacy.'
But a Barnsley College spokesman said it was a method of monitoring the success of protected characteristic groups including age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
It was part of the 'general equality duty' which came into force in 2011 which required public authorities to consider how they can 'contribute to advancing equality.'
Barnsley College Principal, Colin Booth, said: 'We apologise to any students who were upset over questions asked on our enrolment form.
'All colleges are required to collect this and similar information in order to fulfill our duties under the Public Sector Equality Duty 2011.
'We will review and change how we collect this information taking into account feedback from our students.'
The college said it used to report on success rates for protected characteristic groups without identifying students.
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