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UTC Heathrow
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 14–19 · University technical college
Potter Street, Northwood HA6 1QG
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 32.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Hillingdon 47.8, England 46
- Pupils
- 240
- 40% of 600 places
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 32.1%
- First language not English
- 3.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 32.2, and 22% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hillingdon it was 47.8, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (27.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼32.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼22.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼38.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.51 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 140941)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 38.1 | −21.5 |
| Further education | 26.2 | +0.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.1 | +5 |
| Employment | 2.4 | −1.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.4 | −4 |
| Activity not captured | 23.8 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 students | C- (27.5) | Average +0.27 | |
| 9 students | C- (27.5) | Average +0.27 | |
| 12 students | Merit- (22.7) | Well below average -0.83 | |
| 26 students | Merit (25.7) | Average -0.26 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 36 | E+ (14.2) | -0.79 |
| 2022/23 | 20 | D- (15.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 9 | C (30) | — |
| 2018/19 | 18 | D (19.1) | -0.33 |
| 2017/18 | 26 | D- (17.3) | -0.22 |
| 2016/17 | 24 | D (21.2) | +0.01 |
| 2015/16 | 20 | E+ (14.6) | -0.15 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 48.1 | −5.9 |
| Other education | 6.3 | +1.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 10.1 | +0.6 |
| Employment | 17.7 | +1.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13.9 | +1.2 |
| Activity not captured | 3.8 | +0.6 |
Ofsted
UTC Heathrow was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 7 Feb 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: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 140941), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Feb 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 140941)
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (15 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 15
- 7% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied