UTC Portsmouth | |
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Address | |
London Road , , PO2 9DU England | |
Coordinates | 50°49′52″N1°04′14″W / 50.8312°N 1.0706°W |
Information | |
Type | University technical college |
Established | 2017 |
Local authority | Portsmouth |
Department for Education URN | 143430 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Principal | James Doherty |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 14to 19 |
Website | https://www.utcportsmouth.org/ |
UTC Portsmouth is a university technical college which opened in September 2017 in Portsmouth, England.
UTC Portsmouth specialises in teaching STEM subjects with a particular focus on Mechanical and Electrical Engineering disciplines. The UTC's sponsors include the Royal Navy, BAE Systems, QinetiQ, the University of Portsmouth and Portsmouth City Council. [1]
The UTC's building, in the grounds of Trafalgar School, was constructed by BAM Construction [2] over a twelve-month period and was completed during August 2017. The consultant design team were:
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