Best Student Accommodation in Cambridge near Mander Portman Woodward - Cambridge, United Kingdom

The college offers A-level courses (studied over one or two years), GCSE courses (studied over two years or one year depending on individual circumstances), retakes for both A-level and GCSE, and transfers at the end of Year 12. For students at other schools and colleges, MPW Cambridge offers Easter Revision for both A level and GCSE, and Extra Tuition, 1:1 twilight, Saturday morning or holiday sessions for students at other schools. 

There is also an Oxbridge Preparation Programme, a Medical School Preparation Programme, and Oxbridge Summer School.

For full-time students with extra learning impairments such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, working-memory problems, and processing speed issues, the college offers a mentoring and support programme, as well as suitable access arrangements.

A-level courses are offered in a variety of subjects: Accounting; Art and Design: Fine Art; Art and Design: Photography; Biology; Business; Chemistry; Chinese: Classical Civilization; Computer Science; Economics; English Language; English Literature; Film Studies; French; Geography; German; History; History of Art; Latin; Law; Mathematics; Further Mathematics; Media Studies; Philosophy; Physics; Politics; Psychology; Religious Studies; Russian; Sociology; Spanish; Extended Project Qualification. 

GCSE courses are available in many subjects as well: Art and Design; Biology; Chemistry; Computer Science; Economics; English Language; English Literature; French; Geography; German; History; Mathematics; Physics; Psychology; Religious Studies; Spanish; Retakes; Transfers at the end of Year 12. 

MPW Cambridge is located across two sites a short walk from each other in the heart of Cambridge. 

The main site is a four-storey Victorian building located on Brookside. It features light and spacious classrooms that can accommodate classes of one to nine students. Three science laboratories and an art room are among the specialist teaching facilities. The majority of classrooms have audio-visual equipment and interactive whiteboards, and they are all set up for screen-based instruction. Wi-Fi is also available throughout the building. 

There are also two supervised study rooms with reference textbooks and 15 computer workstations, an ICT suite and an Internet library with another 16 computer workstations, and a big exam room in the Brookside building. All awarding organizations recognize MPW Cambridge as a registered centre, and all public examinations are held there. Brookside also features a student common area with three additional computers for web browsing as well as a cafe that sells drinks and fresh hot and cold food.

The other site is situated on Panton Street, adjacent to Brookside. It’s also a Victorian building spanning across four floors just like the main site. It has some of the college’s largest teaching rooms and a further student common room.  

The Leys School, opposite to the college’s main site, provides the college with sports facilities. 

MPW’s international students enjoy a range of Mander Portman Woodward - Cambridge student accommodation. A large number of them are referred to student accommodation managed by Kensington Student Services (KSS) which is an independent company, wholly owned by the Mander Portman Woodward group. 

KSS is a specialist accommodation agency that provides and manages student accommodation for international sixth-form students aged 16 years and over studying in Birmingham, London, and Cambridge. The student accommodation offered by KSS has fully-supervised student residence, homestay accommodation, or if they are older and more independent, in apartments.

Single rooms, some with en-suite amenities, are available in the student home, which is completely monitored with live-in House Parents and is located within walking distance of the college. Morning and evening meals are provided at homestay accommodation. Depending on your preferences, studio apartments and multiple occupancy apartments are also available. 

The University of Cambridge is located just within a minute walking distance from the college and Anglia Ruskin University - Cambridge is just 5-minutes away.