Peter Symonds College Prospectus 2014



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How to Apply


We consider applications from all suitably qualified students, provided we have an appropriate ourse for them. We use criteria set out in our Admissions Policy when making offers, which mainly favours local applicants, those from our partner schools and students applying directly from Year 11. A full copy of our Admissions Policy is available from the Admissions Office on request or on our website at www.psc.ac.uk/admissions.

Apply Online

To apply online please go to www.psc.ac.uk/apply

Applications for all students open: 9 September 2013

Closing date: 13 December 2013

We expect all students to apply using our online application system. You will be able to save all your information as you go, check everything that you have entered before you submit your application and print out a copy of your application to keep.

If you are unable to apply online, please contact the Admissions Office and they will send you a paper application. You will need to send your completed form to us by post by Friday 13 December 2013.

If you have any particular requirements for an alternative version of the application form, please contact the Admissions Team. If you have any questions about our application process, please contact the Admissions Team who will be happy to help you.

Telephone: 01962 857555

Email: admissions@psc.ac.uk

Application Diary


9 & 10 July 2013: Open Evenings for students in Year 10, moving into Year 11
6pm - 9pmPlease come with your parents or with a group of friends to have a look around all the facilities, find out more about the subjects on offer, meet the staff and ask current students what life at College is really like.

9 September 2013: Online Applications for 2014 Open
You will be able to apply online from this date at www.psc.ac.uk/apply. If you do not attend one of our partner schools, we will send you a reference request form to give to your school to complete.

September - November 2013: Your school careers events
Our Admissions team and school liaison staff attend events at many local schools. Please come to see us and find out more about the College and how to apply. This is a chance to have your questions answered.

14 October 2013: Hampshire Specialist Music Course Presentation
For all students considering applying for the HSMC, their parents and teachers, please attend our presentation on Monday 14 October 2013, 6.30pm, Recital Room, College Centre.

16 & 17 October 2013: Open Evenings 6pm – 9pm
This is a second opportunity to come and look around the College. The format is very similar to our July Open Evenings. You will again, be able to find out information about the subject areas, meet the staff and chat with some of our current students.

October 2013 - March 2014: Interviews
These are to give you guidance and advice. They are held at College or at some main partner schools. We will not be able to interview every applicant. If we cannot interview you, we will place your application in a reserve pool and may be able to interview you late in the spring term.

13 December 2013: Application Deadline
All applications received after 4pm on this date will be placed on a reserve list.

January/February 2014: Hampshire Specialist Music Course Auditions

January - March 2014: Offers of Places

If you have been interviewed, there are three likely outcomes:



  • You will receive an offer of a place

  • Your application will be placed on a reserve list, which means that we are unable to guarantee a place

  • No offer will be made.

2 & 3 July 2014: Taster Days
Spend a day at college trying out your subject choices, meeting staff and other new students.

21 August: GCSE Results

26 - 28 August 2014: Enrolment Week
You will be with us for around two hours on one of these days to complete your enrolment, confirm your course choices and receive starting details. It is essential that you attend. If you do not, we will consider you as a late enroller and you may not be able to enrol on the subjects of your choice.

26 & 29 August 2014: Sports Team Trials

Team trials are the only chance you have to apply for a team place.



8 September 2014: Start at College

College Life


Our campus, hidden in the heart of Winchester, has a university atmosphere. Nestling amongst acres of green, buildings both old and new house state-of-the-art studios, science labs, photographic dark rooms, media suites, ample computer facilities for students to use and even a radio and television studio. We have several cafes and social spaces, sports fields and a sports hall, gym and a theatre.

With over 3,500 full time students on campus, life at Peter Symonds will be very different from your experiences at secondary school. We hope you will enjoy being in a more adult environment and will be looking forward to being independent and taking much more responsibility for your own learning.

Whilst we are hoping you will meet lots of new people and feel part of the Peter Symonds community, your success depends upon you being able to strike the right balance between 'working hard' and 'playing hard'. Our expectations of our students are high and we will set you challenging targets. We will be working with you over the next two years to help you achieve the best grades you can and helping you to become independent learners. In general, we expect over 85% of our students will go on to university.

Our College day starts at 8.30am and finishes at 4.35pm, but you are unlikely to be in a class all day every day. In fact, you will get quite a lot of study periods built into your day. How you spend this time is up to you. You are only required to be on campus when you have a timetabled session. The management of these study periods is key to your success at the College, as what your timetable does not show is the amount of work you will be set outside of the classroom. This will be at least 4½ hours per subject per week! To help you, each subject has an intranet site which you can use outside of lessons to help you complete work, or extend your knowledge and understanding.

We hope your time at Peter Symonds College will be an extremely positive experience and we aim to support you in reaching your goals.

How Your Studies are Organised


Examined courses

Typically five lessons per week per subject, so a student studying 4 AS subjects (or the equivalent) will have 20 lessons a week in their chosen subjects.



Wider opportunities:

Enrichment Activities: Typically one session each week.

General Studies: This is one session each week.

Independent study: It is crucial that students take responsibility for their own learning and study outside the classroom and make use of the Learning Resource Centre (LRC) and subject workshops.

Typically the equivalent of five sessions per week of private study per subject will be needed.



Tutorial Guidance

Students are part of a tutor group which meets twice a week for half an hour. In addition, there will be one to one tutorials for individual support.




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