Sports Academies
At Barnet and Southgate College, our Sports Academies combine expert coaching, competitive opportunities and full-time study, helping you develop your performance, achieve your qualifications and prepare for your future.
Train. Compete. Achieve.
Your education and your sport should work together. The Barnet and Southgate College Sport Academy programmes provide exceptional opportunities for students aged 16–19 to combine full-time education with high-quality sports training and provision.
Working in partnership with or employing high calibre expert practitioners and professional organisations/clubs to give young student athletes the optimum development pathway both academically and within their sport.
Whether your goal is professional sport, university, coaching, employment or personal improvement, you’ll be supported by experienced staff who understand the demands of balancing training with education.
Why choose Barnet and Southgate College?
Take your game to the next level at Barnet and Southgate College Sports Academy.
Develop your skills with expert coaching, competitive opportunities and dedicated support, while gaining the qualifications, confidence and experience to progress in sport, university or your future career.
Why choose a Sports Academy?
Develop your performance
Train in a structured environment with elite, qualified coaches, performance support and regular opportunities to compete in high quality competitions and games programmes.
Study with confidence
Build your future through a full-time college course while continuing to pursue your sporting ambitions.
Join a supportive team
Become part of a community of student athletes who challenge, encourage and support one another.
What’s included?
As a Sports Academy student, you may benefit from:
- Specialist coaching
- Competitive fixtures and events
- Strength and conditioning support with individualised programmes created and delivered by Martin Nugent Elite Performance staff, along with Vertical Assessment of Landing Dynamics (VALD) testing.
- Sports therapy and physiotherapy.
- Access to performance facilities
- Progression planning and career advice including support with USA Scholarship routes to University.
- Opportunities to gain additional qualifications
- A full-time study programme
Change. Empower.
Connect.
Find your academy
Athletics Academy
Develop your potential, compete with confidence and perform at your highest level.
Basketball
Combine high-level basketball coaching and competition with a full-time college education.
Boxing Academy
Build your technical skills, fitness and confidence while studying for recognised qualifications.
Juventus Football Academy
Train in a professional football environment delivered in partnership with Juventus Football Academy.
Tennis Academy
Develop your game through specialist coaching, competition opportunities and performance support.
Tottenham Hotspur Men’s Football Academy
Train within an established football development pathway delivered with Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.
Tottenham Hotspur Women’s Football Academy
Combine football development, strength and conditioning and education in a high-performance environment.
Volleyball Academy
Develop your technical, tactical and physical performance through expert coaching and competition.
Sports and fitness
If you love sport, exercise and helping others achieve their goals, Sports and Fitness could be the perfect pathway for you.
Academies in the news
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SportsCollege footballer joins elite development programme with Tottenham Hotspur’s WSL Women’s Academy
Barnet and Southgate College student Rose Mylam, who studied on the Barnet and Southgate College Tottenham Hotspur Football Development Programme, has been signed to the full Tottenham Hotspur Women FC Women’s Super League (WSL) Academy (U19s).
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SportsColindale Sport Students Train at England Football’s National Performance Centre
Level 2 and 3 Sport students from Barnet and Southgate College’s Colindale campus experienced elite football education first‑hand during a residential visit to St George’s Park, the home of the England football teams, on 18–19 April.
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SportsBarnet and Southgate College Announces Elite Academic and Sporting Partnership with Boreham Wood Football Club
Barnet and Southgate College is proud to announce a dynamic new partnership with Boreham Wood Football Club to deliver world-class education alongside professional-standard training. Starting in September 2026, the College will become the official education provider for the Club’s prestigious PASE (Programme for Academic and Sporting Excellence) Academy.
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SportsYoung talent Alejandro Maroto chasing big dreams after UD Poblense move
Alejandro Maroto knows that reaching the top takes more than just talent—it takes the right team behind you. As a graduate of our Tottenham Hotspur Football and Education Development programme, Alejandro is now proving that the transition from Southgate to the professional leagues in Spain is within reach for our students.
Your pathway
Frequently asked questions
Sports Academies are open to all students enrolled on a full time programme and have attended a Sports Academy Trial or practical Open Day and offered a place.
Not always. Academy eligibility varies, so please check individual academy requirements.
Register for a sports trial and our team will guide you through the next steps.
Many students continue with external clubs while studying. Individual arrangements depend on the academy and your training commitments.
Support may include strength and conditioning, wellbeing guidance, sports therapy provision and progression advice depending on your academy.
