The most successful sports college in Hampshire!
Sport at Itchen continues to go from strength to strength. Every year we manage to secure an impressive range of trophies (see achievements).
Specialising in football, basketball, netball, hockey, badminton, rugby, golf and athletics, the Academy of Sport will improve your performance, provide a professional approach to your sport and help you to achieve your full sporting potential. Our Academy of Sport will enable you to pursue your sporting aspirations, whilst obtaining suitable academic qualifications from our wide range of courses.
The college timetable is structured to allow the Academy of Sport to fit in with all other courses that we offer. You will have six periods of the Academy each week, and these will include strength and conditioning sessions, sport specific coaching within your teams and college fixtures which take place on a Wednesday afternoon. We also enter elite national competitions in order to develop students' potential at the highest level.
The Hampshire Colleges Sports Association programme is the strongest in the country, providing you with weekly competitive fixtures against other colleges from September through to June. We pride ourselves on our dedication in producing confident sportspeople who demonstrate self-discipline, commitment and determination to be the best.
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I am so pleased I chose Itchen College as my destination after school. They have been brilliant in supporting my football development. I have been fortunate enough to play for the Hampshire County team which led me to the great honour of representing the England Colleges team. I also chose Itchen due to their excellent work in gaining American scholarships for students. I currently have many offers on the table to go to America on a soccer scholarship.
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Itchen Makes it to Wembley
The Home of Football welcomed Itchen College as Football Diploma students were lucky enough to visit Wembley Stadium.
Read more >Former Student Kelly Takes Silver & Bronze at Commonwealth Games 2018
Itchen alumni Kelly Simm brought home both a silver and a bronze medal at this year’s Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast over the weekend.
Read more >Sports Students Visit the Ageas Bowl and Solent University
It was a busy end to the spring term for BTEC Sport and Athletics Academy students as they attended trips to learn more about safety and nutrition.
Read more >Key personnel
Glenn Colmer - Learning Area Manager for Sport & P.E.

Glenn is an FA Level 2 qualified coach and was instrumental in turning Itchen into the force they are now for football.
Steve Perkins - Director of Academy

Steve Perkins manages and coaches the ladies' football team at the college.
023 8043 5636 ext.208 gcolmer@itchen.ac.uk
023 8043 5636 ext. 270 sperkins@itchen.ac.uk