USP Palmer’s Campus

Located in Grays, take a look at our Palmer's Campus.

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Our Palmer’s Campus, based in Grays, is a leading local provider of A-Levels, Professional and Foundation Learning courses.

The campus has a mix of historic and modern buildings and provides our 1,500 students with a great range of facilities, such as our state-of-the-art Immersive Room, allowing a seamless link to our Seevic Campus. Students can also benefit from our large Library Resource Centre (LRC) which makes a great place for students to work independently or in small groups.

All the main features within our Palmer's Campus are accessible, with wider doors built for wheelchair users, lifts that allow access to higher-level floors and support offered by our Study Plus team.

We are proud to have communicators available to students and understand that other's may benefit from additional support whilst studying with us, whether that be in the classroom, helping with university applications or financially.

Take a look around with our virtual tour!

Discover our Palmer's Campus facilities

We have a fantastic range of facilities for every student to enjoy.

  • Transport
  • Food & Drink
  • Gym
  • Study Space
  • Enrichment

Public Transport

By car

You can easily access the campus from the A13. Please use the postcode RM17 5TD on your satnav. We offer free parking but can’t guarantee every student a space.

By bike

You’re very welcome to cycle to our Palmer’s Campus. There are covered shelters for locking up your bike.

By bus

Ensignbus Company and First Bus both offer affordable travel for students.

We recommend that you contact these companies direct for further information, as routes and prices are subject to change.

By train

The nearest stations are Grays and Tilbury, both on the Fenchurch Street line. Please note that these stations are not within reasonable walking distance of the college and will require further transport.

Discounted student season tickets are available. Register online for a c2c Smartcard at c2c-online.co.uk and follow the instructions to save a third off your rail travel to college.

College Bus Service

In order to make getting to college as easy as possible, we offer a subsidised College Bus Service with pick-ups across Essex.

Although the buses can’t fit perfectly around every student’s timetable, they will ensure that you arrive at college before lessons start and get home after the day’s lessons have finished. Routes will run Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday term time only. Services on Fridays will be dependant on when examinations are scheduled for.

Areas served by the College Bus Service

  • Hornchurch
  • Rainham
  • Upminster

Bus Route 4 timetable - Upminster/Hornchurch/Rainham

Pricing and Payment

If your young person is planning to travel to USP College from September 2024 using one of our college buses, we are pleased to announce that applications for a seat are now open.

The cost of a seat on one of our college buses is £550 per year and is payable in 3 termly instalments.

1st instalment due by beginning of Term 1 (September) - £200
(£25 deposit and £175 paid at the start of the term)

2nd instalment due by beginning of Term 2 (January) - £200

3rd instalment due by beginning of Term 3 (April) - £150

Please note, the College reserves the right to amend or withdraw college bus routes at any time and will run subject to take-up and bus contracts.

Read our Frequently Asked Questions

Get in touch

We check every year to see if we need to add routes and stops to help you get to college. If where you live is not included on our route, please contact us with suggestions for possible additions. We will be more than happy to look into this for you.