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Waterfront UTC
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 14–19 · University technical college
South Side Three Road, Chatham ME4 4FQ · waterfront-that.org.uk · 01634 505800
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 30
- average Attainment 8 score. Medway 46, England 46
- Pupils
- 381
- 131 over 250 places · 152%
- Local authority
- Medway
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 35.3%
- First language not English
- 8.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 30, and 20% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Medway it was 46, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade E+ (13.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼30 | 46 | ||
| ▼20.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼37.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.14 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 142081)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 47.9 | +3.5 |
| Further education | 21.9 | −5.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 9.6 | +4 |
| Employment | 5.5 | −0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.2 | −4.8 |
| Activity not captured | 6.8 | +3.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 students | E+ (13.9) | Average -0.42 | |
| 21 students | E+ (13.9) | Average -0.42 | |
| 28 students | Merit- (22.6) | Average -0.26 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 23 | E (11.2) | -0.80 |
| 2016/17 | 32 | E+ (14.1) | -0.75 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 2.4 | −23.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 17.1 | −12.5 |
| Employment | 48.8 | +19.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 26.8 | +15.7 |
| Activity not captured | 4.9 | +1.2 |
Ofsted
Waterfront UTC was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 10 Jan 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: Inadequate, graded inspection, Mar 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 142081), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 142081)
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (43 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 43
- 16% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 25 parents (58%) with SEND