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'''Portsmouth College''' is a [[sixth form college]] on Tangier Road, [[Baffins]], in the city of [[Portsmouth]], England.
'''City of Portsmouth College''' is a [[sixth form college]] on Tangier Road, [[Baffins]], in the city of [[Portsmouth]], England.


==Admissions==
==Admissions==
The principal at Portsmouth College is Simon Barrable. The college is [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/734162 located] just off the ''Eastern Road'' which provides an easy way to get to the college from inside and outside the city. This is [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/161272 near] the [[A2030 road|A2030]] 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.
The principal at City of Portsmouth College is Simon Barrable. 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 [[A2030 road|A2030]] 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.


==History==
==History==
The site of what is now Portsmouth College started out as marsh land on the edge of Portsmouth and was reclaimed in 1705. {{Citation needed|date=October 2014}} One name for the area, Salterns, reflects its past use for [[salt evaporation pond|salt pans]], evaporating sea water to make salt.
The site of what is now Portsmouth College started out as marsh land on the edge of Portsmouth and was reclaimed in 1705. {{Citation needed|date=October 2014}} One name for the area, [[Saltern]]s, reflects its past use for [[salt evaporation pond|salt pans]], evaporating salt water to make salt. In 1884, there was approximately 4 salt.


In November 1888 Portsmouth Higher Grade School was formed. It was later to become a boys' [[grammar school]] before becoming a comprehensive and then becoming a college.
In November 1888 Portsmouth Higher Grade School was formed. It was later to become a boys' [[grammar school]] before becoming a comprehensive and then becoming a college.
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===Former teachers===
===Former teachers===
* Anthony Tuckwell, Headmaster from 1984–99 of [[King Edward VI Grammar School (Chelmsford)|King Edward VI Grammar School]] (taught history from 1966–9 at the boys' school)
* Anthony Tuckwell, Headmaster from 1984 to 1999 of [[King Edward VI Grammar School (Chelmsford)|King Edward VI Grammar School]] (taught history from 1966 to 1969 at the boys' school)


==Academic results==
==Academic results==
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* Prof [[James Barber (biochemist)|James Barber]], [[Ernst Boris Chain|Ernst Chain]] Professor of Biochemistry since 1989 at [[Imperial College London]]
* Prof [[James Barber (biochemist)|James Barber]], [[Ernst Boris Chain|Ernst Chain]] Professor of Biochemistry since 1989 at [[Imperial College London]]
* Raymond Blackman MBE, Editor from the 1949–50 until the 1972–3 edition of [[Jane's Fighting Ships]]
* Raymond Blackman MBE, Editor from the 1949–50 until the 1972–3 edition of [[Jane's Fighting Ships]]
* [[Robert Brash]], [[List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Indonesia|Ambassador to Indonesia]] from 1984–88
* [[Robert Brash]], [[List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Indonesia|Ambassador to Indonesia]] from 1984 to 1988
* Prof [[George Butterworth (psychologist)|George Butterworth]], Professor of Psychology from 1991–2000 at the [[University of Sussex]], and Editor from 1988–94 of the [[British Journal of Developmental Psychology]]
* Prof [[George Butterworth (psychologist)|George Butterworth]], Professor of Psychology from 1991 to 2000 at the [[University of Sussex]], and Editor from 1988 to 1994 of the [[British Journal of Developmental Psychology]]
* [[Donald Davies]] CBE, computing pioneer, who invented [[packet switching]], a central foundation of the architecture of [[Transmission Control Protocol]] (TCP), at the [[National Physical Laboratory (United Kingdom)|National Physical Laboratory]] in the late 1960s
* [[Donald Davies]] CBE, computing pioneer, who invented [[packet switching]], a central foundation of the architecture of [[Internet]], at the [[National Physical Laboratory (United Kingdom)|National Physical Laboratory]] in the late 1960s
* [[Roy Koerner]] (''Fritz'') MBE, PhD Scientist and explorer (with [[Wally Herbert]]) and [[Glaciology|glaciologist]], worked with the [[Polar Continental Shelf Project]], and of worldwide importance for his '[[ice core]]' data ([[oxygen isotope ratio cycle]]) that dated back over 11,000 years, to show summer-melt layers with relevant carbon dioxide content in the air. Ice thickness Data gathered during PolaR expeditions is still used as calibration for global warming survey
* [[Roy Koerner]] (''Fritz'') MBE, PhD Scientist and explorer (with [[Wally Herbert]]) and [[Glaciology|glaciologist]], worked with the [[Polar Continental Shelf Project]], and of worldwide importance for his '[[ice core]]' data ([[oxygen isotope ratio cycle]]) that dated back over 11,000 years, to show summer-melt layers with relevant carbon dioxide content in the air. Ice thickness Data gathered during PolaR expeditions is still used as calibration for global warming survey
* [[Christopher le Brun]], painter
* [[Christopher le Brun]], painter
* Prof [[David Marks (psychologist)|David Marks]], Professor of Psychology from 2000–10 at [[City University London]]
* Prof [[David Marks (psychologist)|David Marks]], Professor of Psychology from 2000 to 2010 at [[City University London]]
* [[Ian Mikardo]], Labour MP from 1945–87
* [[Ian Mikardo]], Labour MP from 1945 to 1987
* [[Alan Pascoe]] MBE, 400m hurdler
* [[Alan Pascoe]] MBE, 400m hurdler
* [[Rear admiral|Rear-Adm]] David Sherval CB
* [[Rear admiral|Rear-Adm]] David Sherval CB
* [[Derek Shulman]], musician with [[Simon Dupree and the Big Sound]]
* [[Derek Shulman]], musician with [[Simon Dupree and the Big Sound]]
* General Sir [[John Stibbon]] OBE, [[Chief Royal Engineer]] from 1993–9
* General Sir [[John Stibbon]] OBE, [[Chief Royal Engineer]] from 1993 to 1999
* Keith Thomas CB OBE, chief executive from 1979–83 of [[Royal Navy Dockyard]]s and of the [[Royal Corps of Naval Constructors]]
* Keith Thomas CB OBE, chief executive from 1979 to 1983 of [[Royal Navy Dockyard]]s and of the [[Royal Corps of Naval Constructors]]


===Portsmouth College===
===Portsmouth College===
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{{Universities and colleges in South East England}}
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[[Category:Sixth form colleges in Hampshire]]
[[Category:Sixth form colleges in Hampshire]]

Latest revision as of 07:29, 1 June 2024

City Of Portsmouth College
Address
Map
Tangier Road

Portsmouth
,
Hampshire
,
PO3 6PZ

England
Coordinates50°48′30″N 1°02′45″W / 50.808322°N 1.045800°W / 50.808322; -1.045800
Information
TypeFurther education college
MottoMake It Happen
Local authoritySouth East England YPLA (although in Portsmouth LEA)
Department for Education URN130706 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalKaty Quinn
GenderMixed
Age15 to 19+
Former nameSouthern Grammar School for Boys
Websitehttps://www.city-of-portsmouth-college.ac.uk/

City of Portsmouth College is a sixth form college on Tangier Road, Baffins, in the city of Portsmouth, England.

Admissions

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The principal at City of Portsmouth College is Simon Barrable. 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 A2030 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.

History

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The site of what is now Portsmouth College started out as marsh land on the edge of Portsmouth and was reclaimed in 1705. [citation needed] One name for the area, Salterns, reflects its past use for salt pans, evaporating salt water to make salt. In 1884, there was approximately 4 salt.

In November 1888 Portsmouth Higher Grade School was formed. It was later to become a boys' grammar school before becoming a comprehensive and then becoming a college.

Grammar school

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It became the Southern Grammar School for Boys after moving from Highland Road in 1956.

Comprehensive school

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Great Salterns Secondary School was formed in 1975, a coeducational comprehensive school

Sixth form college

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In 1984 secondary education in Portsmouth was reorganised. All the existing comprehensive schools lost their sixth forms, which were combined into a new sixth form college in the buildings previously belonging to Great Salterns School.

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.

The college has a good drama section which has its own studio theatre which has 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.[citation needed]

Former teachers

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Academic results

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The College has just won the 2009 Beacon Award by the AoC for the College School Partnerships. [citation needed] It gets A-level results under the England average.

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".[1]

Alumni

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Southern Grammar School for Boys

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Portsmouth College

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References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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