UTC Oxfordshire
Secondary · University technical college · Mixed · Oxfordshire
Greenwood Way, Didcot, OX11 6BZ
51
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 05/12/2023
Application demand
—
No council data
Attendance
85.1%
42.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
316
Capacity used
Has space53%
600 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Details
- Type
- University technical college
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 14–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Emma Reynolds
- Address
- Greenwood Way, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 6BZ
- Phone
- 01235391587
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Blewbury & Harwell · Didcot and Wantage
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141111
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 25% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 14% | — | — |
| SEN support | 23% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ACTIVATE LEARNING EDUCATION TRUST
316 pupils · 600 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
05 December 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 181 pupils
Attendance
85.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
14.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
42.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
8.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 36.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.84 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 56% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.71 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 24.45 | — | — |
Average grade: D+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 32.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 26% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 49.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.46 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 73 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 21.55 | 35 |
| Average grade | D | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 26 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 72 | 8% | 38% | 61% | |
| English Language | 72 | 4% | 32% | 53% | |
| Biology | 51 | 8% | 33% | 61% | |
| Physics | 50 | 6% | 38% | 54% | |
| Chemistry | 50 | 6% | 26% | 56% | |
| English Literature | 48 | 8% | 42% | 63% | |
| Art and Design | 38 | 0% | 3% | 13% | |
| Business | 34 | 0% | 9% | 29% | |
| Computer Science | 27 | 11% | 26% | 44% | |
| Geography | 17 | 6% | 29% | 47% | |
| Combined Science | 16 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Social Studies | 9 | 0% | 22% | 44% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 18 | 0% | 17% | 39% | |
| Physics | 9 | 0% | 0% | 11% | |
| Computer Science | 9 | 0% | 0% | 33% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 7 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Biology | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Language and Literature | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #315 of 1,846 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 19727: UTC Oxfordshire
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 36% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 31% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 36% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Oxfordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.