UTC Swindon
Bristol Street, Swindon, SN1 5ET
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- University technical college
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ACTIVATE LEARNING EDUCATION TRUST
- Executive Principal
- Mrs Hollie Taylor
- Sponsor
- Activate Learning Education Trust
- Constituency
- Swindon South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 182
- URN
- 145155
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01793207920
About this school
UTC Swindon is a secondary school in Swindon. It teaches children aged 14 to 19 and has 182 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected UTC Swindon, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 52 | 66 | 67 |
| Attainment 8 score | 34.3 | 31.1 | 32.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.01 -1.43 to -0.59 | -1.46 -1.81 to -1.11 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 25% | 24.2% | 25.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 37% | 47% | 44.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
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 UTC Swindon has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Swindon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 34.3 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 31.1 | 37.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 32.4 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 15.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 184 |
| 2023/24 | 193 |
| 2024/25 | 191 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How UTC Swindon compares
UTC Swindon ranked 14th of 14 secondary schools in Swindon for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 24% 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 | 32.4 | 10.3% | 30.8% | 182 | — |
| The Commonweal School | 46.3 | 9.5% | 18.8% | 1,442 | 0.9 miles |
| The Deanery CofE Academy | 46.6 | 9% | 21.9% | 670 | 1.3 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic College | 38 | 8% | 20.8% | 1,425 | 1.3 miles |
| Nova Hreod Academy | 49.1 | 11.8% | 26.9% | 1,044 | 1.4 miles |
| Lawn Manor Academy | 37.5 | 9% | 40.4% | 969 | 1.4 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)
- 30.82%
- English as an additional language
- 14.1%
- Overall absence
- 10.3%
- Persistent absence
- 36.84%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Commonweal School0.9 miles
Secondary · Swindon
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The Deanery CofE Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Swindon
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St Joseph's Catholic College1.3 miles
Secondary · Swindon
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Nova Hreod Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Swindon
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Lawn Manor Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Swindon
Other schools in Swindon
UTC Swindon ranks 16th of the 16 ranked secondary schools in Swindon.
- Abbey Park School Secondary
- Bradon Forest School Secondary
- Great Western Academy Secondary
- Highworth Warneford School Secondary
- Kingsdown School Secondary
- Lawn Manor Academy Secondary
- Lydiard Park Academy Secondary
- Nova Hreod Academy Secondary
- Royal Wootton Bassett Academy Secondary
- St Joseph's Catholic College Secondary
- The Commonweal School Secondary
- The Deanery CofE Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does UTC Swindon teach?
- UTC Swindon teaches children aged 14 to 19. It is a secondary school in Swindon.
- Who is the executive principal of UTC Swindon?
- The executive principal of UTC Swindon is Mrs Hollie Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has UTC Swindon been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected UTC Swindon, 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 UTC Swindon?
- UTC Swindon has 182 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 19.
- Is UTC Swindon full?
- UTC Swindon has capacity for 600 pupils and 182 on roll (30%), 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 UTC Swindon a faith school?
- No. UTC Swindon has no designated religious character.
- Is UTC Swindon part of an academy trust?
- UTC Swindon is part of ACTIVATE LEARNING EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have UTC Swindon's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 34.3 in 2022/23 and 32.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does UTC Swindon compare with other schools in Swindon?
- UTC Swindon ranked 14th of 14 secondary schools in Swindon for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 24% 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 UTC Swindon's absence rate?
- UTC Swindon's overall absence rate is 10.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are UTC Swindon's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, UTC Swindon'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.