UTC Portsmouth

SENCO (Assistant Principal) coordinates SEND support with students, parents and staff

“Our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Coordinator (SENCO) is Claire Dickens, Assistant Principal, who works with students, parents and staff to coordinate support and ensure individual needs are met.”

College describes itself as fully inclusive, supporting all students to achieve their full potential

“UTC Portsmouth is a fully inclusive college that supports all students to achieve their full potential.”

Assistant Principal serves as Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and Designated Teacher

“Damien Edmondson - Assistant Principal, Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and Designated Teacher”

Pastoral system aims to ensure every student is known, supported, and challenged to thrive personally, socially and academically

“Our pastoral system ensures that every student is known, supported, and challenged to thrive - personally, socially and academically.”

65% of students on the Extended Certificate in Engineering achieved a distinction or distinction star (A*-A equivalent)

“Students undertaking the Extended Certificate in Engineering alongside two or three A levels also did exceptionally well, with 65% attaining a distinction or distinction star, the equivalents of A\*-A grade.”

Extended Certificate in Engineering students had the highest percentage of A*-A grade equivalents of any subject area

“Students undertaking the Extended Certificate in Engineering alongside two or three A levels also did exceptionally well, with the highest percentage of A\*-A grade equivalents awarded in any subject area.”

Small class sizes of around 15 students per subject

“Small class sizes (around 15 students per subject)”

Employer partnerships with Royal Navy, BAE Systems, QinetiQ, Eaton, Lockheed Martin, and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

“We are proud to work with a range of industry-leading Employer Partners , including the Royal Navy, BAE Systems, QinetiQ, Eaton, Lockheed Martin, and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust .”

Students can participate in The Duke of Edinburgh's Award as part of the Enrichment programme

“Students are offered the opportunity to participate in The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award within Enrichment.”

Community described as respectful, inclusive, and supportive

“A respectful, inclusive, and supportive community”

Passionate/committed to STEM subjects, outstanding academic and technical learning environment

“We are passionate and committed to science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects and offer an outstanding academic and technical learning environment for young people aged 14-19 years old.”

UTC Portsmouth Sixth Form is a specialist STEM college for Years 12 and 13, focused on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths

“UTC Portsmouth Sixth Form is a specialist STEM college for Years 12 and 13 , focused on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths .”

UTC Portsmouth offers pure A levels, a combination of A levels and A level equivalents, or a T-level.

“at UTC Portsmouth, you can take pure A levels, a combination of A levels and A level equivalents, or a T-level.”

Applications close on 12 January 2026

“Applications close on 12 January 2026.”

Open Morning scheduled for Saturday 8 November 2025

“Our next Open Morning will take place on Saturday 8 November 2025, 10.30am – 12 noon .”

100% of Sixth Form leavers move on to STEM-related degrees or apprenticeships

“100% of our Sixth Form leavers move on to STEM-related degrees or apprenticeships.”

Students secured Higher and Degree apprenticeships with Employer Partners including BAE Systems, Royal Navy, Carnival, Airbus, Jaguar Land Rover, Rolls Royce, Kenwood, Atkins and ProDrive

“The opportunities secured for Higher and Degree apprenticeships are also really impressive with many students heading to opportunities with our Employer Partners including; BAE Systems, Royal Navy, Carnival and Airbus. Others have secured fantastic opportunities with big name companies including Jaguar Land Rover, Rolls Royce, Kenwood, Atkins and ProDrive.”

100% pass rate in hardest subjects; Further Maths had 67% achieving A*-A, the highest of any subject

“Pass rates have also remained high with top grades and 100% pass rate in some of the hardest subjects to pass including A level Further Maths, which had the highest number of A\*-As in any subject with 67% of students taking the course achieving that grade.”

More than a third of all grades were A*-A (or equivalent Distinction*-Distinction)

“with more than a third of all grades awarded A\*-A (Distinction\*-Distinction for diploma and certificate students).”