SGS Berkeley Green UTC
Gloucestershire Science and Technology Park, Berkeley, GL13 9FB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- University technical college
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND STROUD ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Gareth Lister
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- South Gloucestershire and Stroud Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Stroud
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 391
- URN
- 144761
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 08004701516
About this school
SGS Berkeley Green UTC is a secondary school in Berkeley. It teaches children aged 14 to 19 and has 391 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected SGS Berkeley Green UTC, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 80 | 85 | 108 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.9 | 45.0 | 41.2 |
| Progress 8 score | 0.00 -0.32 to +0.33 | -0.27 -0.59 to +0.04 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35% | 43.5% | 32.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 69.4% | 59.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 1.2% | 0.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
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 SGS Berkeley Green 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 | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.9 | 43.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45 | 44.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.2 | 44.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 294 |
| 2023/24 | 348 |
| 2024/25 | 380 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How SGS Berkeley Green UTC compares
SGS Berkeley Green UTC ranked 36th of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 43% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.2 | 10.2% | 22% | 391 | — |
| The Dean Academy | 43.1 | 8.3% | 32.3% | 816 | 2.7 miles |
| The Castle School | 52.4 | 7.8% | 15% | 1,416 | 5.3 miles |
| Rednock School | 44.9 | 10.1% | 19.1% | 1,280 | 6.1 miles |
| Marlwood School | 43.2 | 11.2% | 18% | 510 | 6.9 miles |
| Katharine Lady Berkeley's School | 53.1 | 7.4% | 12.1% | 1,549 | 7.0 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)
- 21.96%
- English as an additional language
- 11.8%
- Overall absence
- 10.18%
- Persistent absence
- 33.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Dean Academy2.7 miles
Secondary · Lydney
-
The Castle School5.3 miles
Secondary · Bristol
-
Rednock School6.1 miles
Secondary · Dursley
-
Marlwood School6.9 miles
Secondary · Bristol
-
Katharine Lady Berkeley's School7.0 miles
Secondary · Wotton-under-Edge
Other schools in Berkeley
- Berkeley Primary School Primary
- Sharpness Primary School Primary
- Stone with Woodford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Skylark Plus Limited Other types
Common questions
- What ages does SGS Berkeley Green UTC teach?
- SGS Berkeley Green UTC teaches children aged 14 to 19. It is a secondary school in Berkeley.
- Who is the principal of SGS Berkeley Green UTC?
- The principal of SGS Berkeley Green UTC is Mr Gareth Lister, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has SGS Berkeley Green UTC been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected SGS Berkeley Green 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 many pupils are at SGS Berkeley Green UTC?
- SGS Berkeley Green UTC has 391 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 19.
- Is SGS Berkeley Green UTC a faith school?
- No. SGS Berkeley Green UTC has no designated religious character.
- Is SGS Berkeley Green UTC a selective school?
- No. SGS Berkeley Green UTC is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is SGS Berkeley Green UTC part of an academy trust?
- SGS Berkeley Green UTC is part of SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND STROUD ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have SGS Berkeley Green UTC's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.9 in 2022/23 and 41.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does SGS Berkeley Green UTC compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- SGS Berkeley Green UTC ranked 36th of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 43% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is SGS Berkeley Green UTC's absence rate?
- SGS Berkeley Green UTC's overall absence rate is 10.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are SGS Berkeley Green UTC's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, SGS Berkeley Green 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 10 July 2026.