As well as offering a wide range of full-time career led courses and qualifications for school leavers, the college also provides apprenticeships, professional training for businesses, short courses, adult learning and advanced qualifications including higher education.
We are pleased to offer you comprehensive, impartial careers information, advice and guidance service. Our team can help you with:
Term dates for the next academic year are shown below. Not all courses necessarily start and finish on these dates so please confirm with your tutor, or upon enrolment, about the arrangements for your particular course.
If you are a student, parent or employer you can provide Ofsted with feedback about City College. This can be done by completing one of the questionnaires below. If you are a parent or carer your son or daughter needs to be aged 14-18 or 18-24 if they have a learning difficulty/and or disability.
In order to provide a high quality learning experience, the College will provide:
1. Help to choose a programme of study that suits your needs
7. Access to advice, information, support and counselling on any educational or personal matter throughout your time here
8. Ask for help if you need it from staff
9. Help to make the College a safe place for all by following policies on health and safety and behaviour expectations
At City College Southampton we strive to provide learning and working environments where people are treated with respect. The college is committed to the principles of Equality and Diversity for everyone.
Partner Providers
We work with a range of suppliers, large and small, to procure the goods and services that keep the College running. We are always keen to hear from suppliers who share our commitment to excellence and quality and who are interested in doing business with us. If you have any enquiries, please contact
City College Southampton Corporation is a collective, strategic decision-making body which is responsible for:
Determining the educational character and mission of the college.
A) the determination and periodic review of the college’s educational character and mission
Academy opened in September 2013 and closed in August 2015. The second, the Isle of Wight Studio School opened in September 2014. The Trust website is for the publication of Trust governance documentation. If you have any governance queries or requests, please contact the Company Secretary and Clerk to the Directors.
Inspire Academy Trust (A Company Limited by Guarantee) Registered Company Number: 07781921 (England and Wales) Address: City College Southampton, St Mary Street, Southampton, SO14 1AR
Jeyanthi is a consultant in dental public health for Public Health England and works with public health service commissioners across the Wessex region, including Southampton. Jeyanthi is the current Chair of the Search and Governance Committee.
Sarah joined the college as Principal on 1 August 2013 after six years as Vice Principal at Chichester College, where she was responsible for marketing, business development, work based learning, international education and the college's Brinsbury campus. Prior to this Sarah worked in the private sector, she was a management consultant for IBM and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) and began her career in marketing and sales roles for Kraft Foods and Abbott Laboratories.
The Student Loans Company provides loans and grants to learners at college studying Higher Education. Visit
The College is keen to hear from you if you feel we have provided a poor service. The document below explains how you can make a complaint. If you would like to make a formal complaint you can do so by email to
To discuss your apprenticeship and business training requirements, or for further information, please contact one of our specialist business development team as listed below.
