Silverstone UTC
Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, NN12 8TL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- University technical college
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE SILVERSTONE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Angela Murphy
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 550
- Pupils on roll
- 463
- URN
- 139690
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01327855010
About this school
Silverstone UTC is a secondary school in Towcester. It teaches children aged 14 to 19 and has 463 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 111 | 104 | 117 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.7 | 34.4 | 31.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.83 -1.10 to -0.56 | -1.28 -1.55 to -1.00 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 21% | 23.1% | 14.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 50% | 38.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 2% | 1% | 0.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Silverstone UTC has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37.7 | 36.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 34.4 | 36.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 31.1 | 35.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 440 |
| 2023/24 | 442 |
| 2024/25 | 480 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Silverstone UTC compares
Silverstone UTC ranked 22nd of 22 secondary schools in West Northamptonshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 23% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 31.1 | 12.8% | 19.3% | 463 | — |
| Sponne School | 52 | 6.6% | 13.1% | 1,410 | 4.2 miles |
| Buckingham School | 38.6 | 11.8% | 21.8% | 1,110 | 5.8 miles |
| Royal Latin School | 73.5 | 4.3% | 5.4% | 1,326 | 5.8 miles |
| Elizabeth Woodville School | 44.9 | 8.4% | 16% | 1,124 | 7.6 miles |
| The Radcliffe School | 38.2 | 9.7% | 41% | 1,192 | 8.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.25%
- English as an additional language
- 4.6%
- Overall absence
- 12.76%
- Persistent absence
- 36.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sponne School4.2 miles
Secondary · Towcester
-
Buckingham School5.8 miles
Secondary · Buckingham
-
Royal Latin School5.8 miles
Secondary · Buckingham
-
Elizabeth Woodville School7.6 miles
Secondary · Roade
-
The Radcliffe School8.5 miles
Secondary · Milton Keynes
Other schools in Towcester
- Sponne School Secondary
- Blakesley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Greens Norton Church of England Primary School Primary
- John Hellins Primary School Primary
- Marie Weller Primary School Primary
- Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School Primary
- Pattishall Church of England Primary School Primary
- Paulerspury Church of England Primary School Primary
- Silverstone Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Loys Church of England Primary Academy, Weedon Lois Primary
- Stoke Bruerne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Tiffield Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Silverstone UTC teach?
- Silverstone UTC teaches children aged 14 to 19. It is a secondary school in Towcester.
- Who is the headteacher of Silverstone UTC?
- The headteacher of Silverstone UTC is Ms Angela Murphy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Silverstone UTC last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Silverstone UTC, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Silverstone UTC?
- Silverstone UTC has 463 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 19.
- Is Silverstone UTC full?
- Silverstone UTC has capacity for 550 pupils and 463 on roll (84%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Silverstone UTC a faith school?
- No. Silverstone UTC has no designated religious character.
- Is Silverstone UTC a selective school?
- No. Silverstone UTC is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Silverstone UTC?
- Silverstone UTC is part of THE SILVERSTONE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Silverstone UTC's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.7 in 2022/23 and 31.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Silverstone UTC rank locally?
- Silverstone UTC ranked 22nd of 22 secondary schools in West Northamptonshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 23% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Silverstone UTC's absence rate?
- Silverstone UTC's overall absence rate is 12.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Silverstone UTC's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Silverstone UTC's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.