Highbury College
Highbury College is a further education college in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. It offers vocational and academic education and training, including apprenticeships, A-levels and foundation degrees.
| Highbury College | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Portsmouth , Hampshire , PO6 2SA England | |
| Information | |
| Type | General further education college |
| Motto | 'To enable all our students to succeed' |
| Established | 1963 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Interim Chair of Governors | Martin Dole |
| Interim Principal & CEO | Penny Wycherley |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 14+ |
| Ofsted | Grade 3 Requires Improvement |
| Website | http://www.highbury.ac.uk |
The college is a member of the Collab Group of further-education institutions, and has achieved Training Quality Standard (TQS) accreditation Part A (whole College) with excellence in Building Services Engineering (Part B). Highbury currently occupies three centres. The three centres are: Highbury Campus, Highbury Northarbour Centre and Highbury Arundel Centre. In addition, marine engineering (boatbuilding) courses and apprenticeships are located in Boathouse 4 in The Portsmouth Historic Dockyards.
The college also provides apprenticeship training in the Southeast and currently offers apprenticeships in more than 40 subject areas.
The college has undergone a major redevelopment of accommodation and facilities and completed a £56.4m building programme across the City of Portsmouth, culminating in the opening of the new Highbury Campus by Princess Anne in October 2009.
In 2019, Penny Wycherley took over Stella Mbubaegbu's responsibilities as principal and CEO at Highbury College.