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Itchen College

College · ages 16-99MixedFurther educationSouthampton
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Average A level gradeC-2024/25

Itchen College is a further education in Southampton for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.

Middle Road, Bitterne, Southampton, SO19 7TB023 8043 5636itchen.ac.ukMrs Rebecca Stratton principalAll details

Ofsted

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Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

915 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeC-27.9 points per entry
A level progress-0.12Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better6%with two subjects universities favour
Stayed and finished82%of students who started
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students9157647718091,3511,365
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry27.8827.6628.2233.2229.7629.11
Average A level gradeC-C-C-C+CC
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS26.4227.3026.1432.2323.6823.88
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects6%3%2%3%2%2%
A level progressA level value added-0.12-0.17+0.01-0.08
Applied general courses: points per entry31.8030.5529.3334.51
T levels: points per entry34.2133.1534.5833.16
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed82%83%81%71%68%79%

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

Chemistry64%A* to B, England 53% · 14 entries
A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsPsychology77Business Studies49Sociology43History34Physical Education / Sports Studies30Economics30Biology29Law26English Language24Geography24Photography23Mathematics23Environmental Science20Graphics18Fine Art16Film Studies16Chemistry14Accounting and Finance14Government and Politics13English Literature13Physics12Media / Film / TV Studies9Ancient History9English Language and Literature8Textiles6Spanish5Drama and Theatre Studies5
Every A level subject against England, 2025
Psychology77 entries · 7% A* or A · 86% passed
21%England 46%
Business Studies49 entries · 2% A* or A · 92% passed
20%England 47%
Sociology43 entries · 7% A* or A · 100% passed
44%England 49%
History34 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
15%England 55%
Physical Education / Sports Studies30 entries · 20% A* or A · 100% passed
33%England 41%
Economics30 entries · 7% A* or A · 97% passed
30%England 57%
Biology29 entries · 21% A* or A · 90% passed
28%England 49%
Law26 entries · 4% A* or A · 96% passed
19%England 40%
English Language24 entries · 4% A* or A · 92% passed
29%England 44%
Geography24 entries · 4% A* or A · 92% passed
13%England 51%
Photography23 entries · 30% A* or A · 100% passed
65%England 58%
Mathematics23 entries · 39% A* or A · 96% passed
70%England 60%
Environmental Science20 entries · 0% A* or A · 85% passed
0%England 34%
Graphics18 entries · 17% A* or A · 100% passed
50%England 65%
Fine Art16 entries · 25% A* or A · 94% passed
50%England 65%
Film Studies16 entries · 6% A* or A · 100% passed
25%England 57%
Chemistry14 entries · 50% A* or A · 86% passed
64%England 53%
Accounting and Finance14 entries · 14% A* or A · 100% passed
43%England 37%
Government and Politics13 entries · 15% A* or A · 100% passed
39%England 55%
English Literature13 entries · 8% A* or A · 100% passed
39%England 52%
Physics12 entries · 8% A* or A · 75% passed
33%England 51%
Media / Film / TV Studies9 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
33%England 46%
Ancient History9 entries · 11% A* or A · 100% passed
67%England 52%
English Language and Literature8 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
25%England 47%
Textiles6 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
50%England 67%
Spanish5 entries · 0% A* or A · 0% passed
0%England 59%
Drama and Theatre Studies5 entries · 0% A* or A · 0% passed
0%England 54%

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 Southampton 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 familiesGet free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 695 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training76%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 61%, compared with 81% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training42%England 72%
Top-third universities4%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, 41% 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 training76%76%78%
Education34%35%42%
Apprenticeship8%5%5%1%
Work34%36%31%
Not in education, work or training18%15%13%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m32012 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate69 per 1,000 people24% lower than the England average
Typical house price£260,000Southampton
Nearest bus stop70 mItchen College, 12 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
Sholing Junior SchoolAcademy210 m353Good 202213Compare
Sholing Infant SchoolAcademy360 m264No overall grade 202599Compare
Oasis Academy SholingAcademy450 m1,030No overall grade 202523Compare
Bitterne Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England650 m395No overall grade 20255Compare
Thornhill Primary SchoolAcademy980 m318Report card 20262Compare
Glenfield Infant SchoolAcademy0.6 miles226Report card 20264Compare
St Monica Primary SchoolAcademy0.7 miles331No overall grade 202564Compare
Beechwood Junior SchoolAcademy0.8 miles350No overall grade 202543Compare

Questions parents ask

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How many pupils does Itchen College have?

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

Contact and details

Address
Middle Road, Bitterne, Southampton, SO19 7TB
Telephone
023 8043 5636
Website
www.itchen.ac.uk
Principal
Mrs Rebecca Stratton
Type of school
Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase
College, ages 16-99
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Southampton
Ward
Sholing
Constituency
Southampton Itchen
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
130704 · LAESTAB 8528605 · UKPRN 10003427

Where these figures come from