Highbury College
| Highbury College | |
|---|---|
Portsmouth , Hampshire , PO6 2SA England | |
| Information | |
| Type | General further education college |
| Motto | 'To enable all our students to succeed' |
| Established | 1963 |
| Department for Education URN | 130697 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair of Governors | Rob Nitsch |
| Principal & CEO | Katy Quinn |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 14+ |
| Ofsted | Grade 3 Requires Improvement (2018) |
| Website | http://www.copc.ac.uk |
Highbury College was a further education college in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, that merged with Portsmouth College to form City of Portsmouth College in 2021. It offered vocational and academic education and training, including apprenticeships, A-levels and foundation degrees.
The college was a member of the Collab Group of further education institutions, and achieved Training Quality Standard (TQS) accreditation Part A (whole College) with excellence in Building Services Engineering (Part B). Highbury occupied three centres: Highbury Campus, Highbury Northarbour Centre and Highbury Arundel Centre. In addition, marine engineering (boatbuilding) courses and apprenticeships were located in Boathouse 4 in The Portsmouth Historic Dockyards.
The college also provided apprenticeship training in the Southeast and offered apprenticeships in more than 40 subject areas.
The college underwent 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. Following the merger in 2021, Katy Quinn became Principal and CEO.