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City of Portsmouth College

College · ages 16-99MixedFurther educationPortsmouth
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Average A level gradeC2024/25

City of Portsmouth College is a further education in Portsmouth for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.

Tudor Crescent, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 2SA023 9238 3131city-of-portsmouth-college.ac.ukMrs Katy Quinn principalAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

1,666 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeC31.2 points per entry
A level progress-0.08Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better2%with two subjects universities favour
Stayed and finished84%of students who started
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students1,6661,5321,3121,3501,3931,300
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry31.1730.7931.9236.0412.1118.81
Average A level gradeCCC+B-E+D
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS28.0228.3430.2738.709.4418.10
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects2%7%7%7%0%0%
A level progressA level value added-0.08-0.15––-1.52-0.43
Applied general courses: points per entry24.6325.3626.4631.29––
T levels: points per entry27.0126.1425.4222.01––
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed84%86%93%99%88%67%

A level subjects

27 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

Strongest A levels

Government and Politics74%A* to B, England 55% · 39 entries
A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsSociology72Mathematics63Psychology46Biology44Law42Government and Politics39Media / Film / TV Studies37Business Studies36Economics34Graphics31History28Chemistry28Computer Science273D Studies27Religious Studies27Geography27Fine Art26Classical Civilisation23Film Studies22Photography22English Literature21Art and Design19Physics13English Language and Literature12English Language9Drama and Theatre Studies9Mathematics (Further)5
Every A level subject against England, 2025
Sociology72 entries · 24% A* or A · 93% passed
57%England 49%
Mathematics63 entries · 27% A* or A · 92% passed
48%England 60%
Psychology46 entries · 7% A* or A · 98% passed
35%England 46%
Biology44 entries · 11% A* or A · 96% passed
27%England 49%
Law42 entries · 21% A* or A · 91% passed
41%England 40%
Government and Politics39 entries · 21% A* or A · 95% passed
74%England 55%
Media / Film / TV Studies37 entries · 11% A* or A · 97% passed
49%England 46%
Business Studies36 entries · 22% A* or A · 97% passed
56%England 47%
Economics34 entries · 15% A* or A · 97% passed
44%England 57%
Graphics31 entries · 16% A* or A · 97% passed
45%England 65%
History28 entries · 0% A* or A · 93% passed
29%England 55%
Chemistry28 entries · 14% A* or A · 86% passed
43%England 53%
Computer Science27 entries · 0% A* or A · 82% passed
0%England 46%
3D Studies27 entries · 15% A* or A · 96% passed
44%England 58%
Religious Studies27 entries · 11% A* or A · 100% passed
44%England 50%
Geography27 entries · 7% A* or A · 93% passed
26%England 51%
Fine Art26 entries · 4% A* or A · 96% passed
39%England 65%
Classical Civilisation23 entries · 13% A* or A · 100% passed
52%England 55%
Film Studies22 entries · 0% A* or A · 96% passed
59%England 57%
Photography22 entries · 14% A* or A · 96% passed
18%England 58%
English Literature21 entries · 5% A* or A · 100% passed
33%England 52%
Art and Design19 entries · 16% A* or A · 100% passed
42%England 60%
Physics13 entries · 15% A* or A · 92% passed
31%England 51%
English Language and Literature12 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
50%England 47%
English Language9 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
22%England 44%
Drama and Theatre Studies9 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
22%England 54%
Mathematics (Further)5 entries · 0% A* or A · 0% passed
0%England 76%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Portsmouth council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll–
Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 1,256 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training72%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 62%, compared with 77% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training58%England 72%
Top-third universities7%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades
Higher or degree apprenticeship8%England 6%
Higher technical course1%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 49% went on to degree-level study or training and 4% to a top-third university.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training72%74%67%–
Education29%37%22%–
Apprenticeship8%9%13%2%
Work35%28%32%–
Not in education, work or training21%19%25%–

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m25712 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate81 per 1,000 people11% lower than the England average
Typical house price£257,500Portsmouth
Nearest bus stop190 mWembley Grove, 8 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Redwood Park AcademyAcademy70 m168Outstanding 2019–Compare
Highbury Primary SchoolAcademy220 m391Report card 202530Compare
Court Lane Infant AcademyAcademy830 m346Good 202442Compare
Court Lane Junior AcademyAcademy830 m474Good 202421Compare
Springfield SchoolAcademy0.6 miles1,133No overall grade 202538Compare
Trafalgar SchoolAcademy0.7 miles1,031Good 202351Compare
UTC PortsmouthUniversity technical college0.7 miles491Report card 202550Compare
Gatcombe Park Primary SchoolAcademy0.7 miles203Good 202339Compare
All schools in PortsmouthBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is City of Portsmouth College a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score City of Portsmouth College yet.

How many pupils does City of Portsmouth College have?

The number of pupils is not published.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Tudor Crescent, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 2SA
Telephone
023 9238 3131
Website
city-of-portsmouth-college.ac.uk
Principal
Mrs Katy Quinn
Type of school
Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase
College, ages 16-99
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Portsmouth
Ward
Cosham
Constituency
Portsmouth North
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
130697 · LAESTAB 8518014 · UKPRN 10007945
Formerly
Portsmouth College
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from