The Watford UTC
18 Colonial Way, Watford, WD24 4PT
This school is closed (it closed in August 2023).
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- University technical college
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Principal
- Mr Paul Quinn
- Constituency
- Watford
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 54
- URN
- 141004
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
About this school
The Watford UTC was a secondary school in Watford. It taught children aged 14 to 19 and had 54 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
The Watford UTC has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2014, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 40 |
| Attainment 8 score | 25.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.37 -1.83 to -0.92 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 13% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 30% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.1 |
How The Watford UTC compares
Its absence rate was lower than 1% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 16.3% | 30.8% | 54 | — |
| Watford Grammar School for Girls | 68.2 | 6.7% | 7.2% | 1,427 | 1.1 miles |
| Queens' School | 57.5 | 5.6% | 11.4% | 1,697 | 1.1 miles |
| Watford Grammar School for Boys | 68.9 | 7.1% | 7.3% | 1,590 | 1.3 miles |
| The Grange Academy | 41.3 | 10.2% | 31.6% | 928 | 1.7 miles |
| Westfield Academy | 41.4 | 10.4% | 27.8% | 1,331 | 1.8 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.8%
- English as an additional language
- 22.2%
- Overall absence
- 16.3%
- Persistent absence
- 54.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Watford Grammar School for Girls1.1 miles
Secondary · Watford
-
Queens' School1.1 miles
Secondary · Bushey
-
Watford Grammar School for Boys1.3 miles
Secondary · Watford
-
The Grange Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Bushey
-
Westfield Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Watford
Other schools in Watford
- Future Academies Watford Secondary
- Parmiter's School Secondary
- Saint Michael's Catholic High School Secondary
- Watford Grammar School for Boys Secondary
- Watford Grammar School for Girls Secondary
- Westfield Academy Secondary
- Kingswood Nursery School Nursery
- Oxhey Nursery School Nursery
- Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Ascot Road Primary School Primary
- Beechfield School Primary
- Bromet Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Watford UTC teach?
- The Watford UTC taught children aged 14 to 19. It was a secondary school in Watford.
- Has The Watford UTC been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Watford UTC under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at The Watford UTC?
- The Watford UTC had 54 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 19.
- What are The Watford UTC's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Watford 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 13 September 2023.