Portsmouth College
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Portsmouth College is a sixth form college
on Tangier Road, Portsmouth
, England
.
east of Baffins
, south of Great Salterns lake and golf course. It is one of two post-16 colleges in Portsmouth, the other being Highbury College
. Comprehensive schools in Portsmouth do not have sixth forms.
before becoming a comprehensive and then becoming a college.
The college has a good drama section which has its own studio theatre which has a sound and light systems. Along with a full sized dance studio with mirrors.
The college provides education for anyone of any age and there are many subjects taught at the college including Physics, Art, Graphic Design, Chemistry, Sport, Biology, Geography, Leisure, Travel and Tourism, Drama, Dance, Performing Arts and many others.
The most recent Ofsted
inspection graded the college as 'satisfactory' and noted that "success rates are rising but they are still below national averages for sixth form colleges".
Sixth form college
A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Belize, Hong Kong or Malta where students aged 16 to 18 typically study for advanced school-level qualifications, such as A-levels, or school-level qualifications such as GCSEs. In Singapore and India, this is...
on Tangier Road, Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Admissions
It has one principal called Steve Frampton and two deputy principles: Kevin Grieve and Phil Harris. The college is located just off the Eastern Road which provides an easy way to get to the college from inside and outside the city. This is near the A2030A2030 road
The A2030 is a road in Hampshire. The road starts off at junction 5 of the A3, near the village of Bedhampton. The road then runs west along the base of Portsdown Hill, following the old route of the A27 into Portsmouth until it reaches the Drayton area...
east of Baffins
Baffins
Baffins is an administrative district of Portsmouth, England, located on the eastern side of Portsea Island. The district is mainly composed of 1930's housing....
, south of Great Salterns lake and golf course. It is one of two post-16 colleges in Portsmouth, the other being Highbury College
Highbury College
Highbury College is a general further education college in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. It provides vocational and academic education and training, from first-step courses to university level foundation degrees, specialised services for business and education in the community. The College is a...
. Comprehensive schools in Portsmouth do not have sixth forms.
History
What is now Portsmouth College started out as marsh land on the edge of Portsmouth and was reclaimed in 1705. In November 1888 it became Portsmouth Higher Grade School. It was later to become a boys' grammar schoolGrammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
before becoming a comprehensive and then becoming a college.
Grammar school
It became the Southern Grammar School for Boys after moving from Highland Road in 1956.Comprehensive school
Great Salterns Secondary School was formed in 1975, a coeducational comprehensive school.Sixth form college
Portsmouth College provides a variety of courses from GCSEs, A - Levels,and BTECs in a wide range of subjects. The college has a new Computing and Library facility which has got a high speed network with Internet connections. There are a wide range of computer facilities available to students. It was formed in the 1990s.The college has a good drama section which has its own studio theatre which has a sound and light systems. Along with a full sized dance studio with mirrors.
The college provides education for anyone of any age and there are many subjects taught at the college including Physics, Art, Graphic Design, Chemistry, Sport, Biology, Geography, Leisure, Travel and Tourism, Drama, Dance, Performing Arts and many others.
Former teachers
- Anthony Tuckwell, Headmaster from 1984-99 of King Edward VI Grammar School (Chelmsford)King Edward VI Grammar School (Chelmsford)King Edward VI Grammar School, or KEGS, is a British grammar school located in the town of Chelmsford, Essex, England. It takes pupils between the ages of 11 and 18 — from Year 7 to 11 the pupils are exclusively male, although it becomes mixed in the sixth form .The present headteacher is Thomas...
(taught history from 1966-9 at the boys' school)
Academic results
The College has just won the 2009 Beacon Award by the AoC for the College School Partnerships. It gets A-level results under the England average.The most recent Ofsted
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
inspection graded the college as 'satisfactory' and noted that "success rates are rising but they are still below national averages for sixth form colleges".
Southern Grammar School for Boys
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, and Editor from 1988-94 of the British Journal of Development Psychology - Trevor Fishlock, TV journalist
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MBE, 400m hurdler - Barrie Pitt, military historian
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