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UTC Oxfordshire
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 14–19 · University technical college
Greenwood Way, Harwell, Didcot OX11 6BZ · utcoxfordshire.org.uk · 01235 391587
On the mapSearch near OX11 6BZ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 32.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Oxfordshire 46.4, England 46
- Pupils
- 316
- 53% of 600 places
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 25.4%
- First language not English
- 13.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 32.5, and 26% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Oxfordshire it was 46.4, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D (21.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼32.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼26.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼49.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.46 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 37.6 | −3 |
| Further education | 41.9 | +4.3 |
| Other education | 0.9 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 5.1 | +0.1 |
| Employment | 4.3 | −2.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.4 | −2.5 |
| Activity not captured | 6.8 | +3.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 students | D (21.6) | Well below average -0.83 | |
| 46 students | D (20) | Well below average -0.75 | |
| 17 students | Merit (23.7) | Well below average -0.55 | |
| 19 students | Merit (25.2) | Below average -0.60 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 27 | D+ (24.5) | -0.15 |
| 2022/23 | 24 | C (30) | — |
| 2021/22 | 27 | B- (37.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 31 | C+ (32.8) | +0.55 |
| 2017/18 | 21 | C- (26.6) | -0.52 |
| 2016/17 | 35 | C (29) | +0.57 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 29.6 | −6.3 |
| Further and other education | 5.6 | — |
| Further education | 1.9 | — |
| Other education | 3.7 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 9.3 | −22 |
| Employment | 37 | +12 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.3 | +3 |
| Activity not captured | 9.3 | +7.7 |
Ofsted
UTC Oxfordshire was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 5 December 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 5 Dec 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (54 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 54
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (30%) with SEND