Located in Grays, take a look at our Palmer's Campus.
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.
We have a fantastic range of facilities for every student to enjoy.
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.
You’re very welcome to cycle to our Palmer’s Campus. There are covered shelters for locking up your bike.
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.
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.
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.
Bus Route 4 timetable - Upminster/Hornchurch/Rainham
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
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.
Our restaurant is proud to offer a wide range of hot and cold food and drink at affordable prices. With a selection of sandwiches as well as a fresh salad cart there is always something to grab for lunch or a quick snack between lessons.
Not only that, we also have an on-site Costa Coffee so you can grab your Costa favourite without leaving the site!
Our gym is a great fitness facility for you to workout in and it's fantastic value for money!
Open 7 days a week, available for student and public use. Gym facilities include Life Fitness cardiovascular and resistance machines and a free weight area.
We also offer a fantastic range of studio classes, including:
Our excellent facilities also include:
For more details or to join, please contact us on 01375 898 613 email info@stormfit.co.uk or visit our website www.stormfit.co.uk
Our Learning Resource Centre (LRC) is a supportive learning environment where you can access a wide range of resources to help you with your studies and a great place to work independently or for small group collaboration. Rooms are available to book for group study.
You can freely borrow books to read for pleasure or for course support, along with journals and you have access to trustworthy online resources. It is also home to a number of computers which you can use throughout the day. Alternatively, if you have your own device you can enjoy free Wi-Fi!
The area offers printing and photocopying facilities, sells stationery, tops up print credit and staff are on hand to support you with any questions.
In additon, our William Palmer A-Level Centre of Excellence is a great study area for A-Level students wishing to complete group or individaul study.
We also have our Lower Student Centre which is an open space allowing you to meet friends, relax or complete group or independent study.
Our enrichment timetable is updated every half term to make sure we cater for all students. We offer a diverse number of activities such as:
We are very open to suggestions, and we will help you set up any enrichment activities that you would like to see take place during your college experience.
To register for any of the activities, or to find out more information, pop along to Student Services or email studentservices@uspcollege.ac.uk