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UTC Swindon
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 14–19 · University technical college
Bristol Street, Swindon SN1 5ET · utcswindon.co.uk · 01793 207920
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 32.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Swindon 44, England 46
- Pupils
- 182
- 30% of 600 places
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 29.3%
- First language not English
- 17%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 32.4, and 25.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Swindon it was 44, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade E+ (13.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼32.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼25.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼44.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.46 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 140972)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 19.7 | +1.3 |
| Sixth form college | 10.6 | +2.4 |
| Further education | 36.4 | −4.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.5 | −9.8 |
| Employment | 10.6 | +0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13.6 | +7.5 |
| Activity not captured | 4.5 | +2.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 students | E+ (13.4) | Well below average -1.10 | |
| 24 students | E+ (12.7) | Well below average -1.10 | |
| 11 students | Dist+ (36.7) | Average +0.17 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 13 | E+ (13.9) | -0.70 |
| 2022/23 | 7 | D+ (23.7) | — |
| 2021/22 | 15 | E+ (11.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 4 | — | -0.43 |
| 2017/18 | 8 | D- (17.3) | -0.40 |
| 2016/17 | 10 | E (11.5) | +0.35 |
| 2015/16 | 18 | D (19.4) | -0.09 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 21.9 | +10.5 |
| Other education | 3.1 | +0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 21.9 | −9.5 |
| Employment | 28.1 | −14.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 18.8 | +15.9 |
| Activity not captured | 6.3 | −2.3 |
Ofsted
UTC Swindon was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 8 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 8 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2020
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 140972), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jul 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
Mar 2020Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2017Inadequate
Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 140972)
What parents said
51% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (39 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 51%
- Replies
- 39
- 20% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (38%) with SEND