UTC Swindon
Secondary · University technical college · Mixed · Swindon
Bristol Street, Swindon, SN1 5ET
44
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 08/05/2024
Application demand
—
No council data
Attendance
89.7%
36.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
182
Capacity used
Has space30%
600 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Details
- Type
- University technical college
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 14–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Hollie Taylor
- Address
- Bristol Street, Swindon, SN1 5ET
- Phone
- 01793207920
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Ward / constituency
- Queen's Park · Swindon South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145155
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 29% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 4% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ACTIVATE LEARNING EDUCATION TRUST
182 pupils · 600 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
08 May 2024
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 152 pupils
Attendance
89.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
36.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
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 | 31.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -1.46 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 24% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 47% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.50 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 13.85 | — | — |
Average grade: E+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 32.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 25.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 44.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.46 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 67 | — |
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 | 13.38 | 35 |
| Average grade | E+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 23 | — |
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 | 67 | 4% | 33% | 54% | |
| English Language | 67 | 4% | 31% | 43% | |
| English Literature | 67 | 3% | 25% | 46% | |
| Biology | 34 | 3% | 38% | 65% | |
| Physics | 34 | 6% | 50% | 79% | |
| Chemistry | 34 | 3% | 44% | 76% | |
| Combined Science | 33 | 0% | 0% | 9% | |
| Computer Science | 18 | 6% | 28% | 33% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 11 | 0% | 9% | 9% | |
| English Language and Literature | 8 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Computer Science | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Biology | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 11% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 31% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 14% | — | — |
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 Swindon 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.