UTC Heathrow
Potter Street, Northwood, HA6 1QG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- University technical college
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ACTIVATE LEARNING EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Jasmit Kallah
- Sponsor
- Activate Learning Education Trust
- Constituency
- Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 240
- URN
- 146375
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
About this school
UTC Heathrow is a secondary school in Northwood. It teaches children aged 14 to 19 and has 240 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected UTC Heathrow, 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 | 31 | 35 | 50 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.4 | 30.3 | 32.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.52 -1.03 to 0.00 | -1.61 -2.11 to -1.10 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% | 25.7% | 22% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% | 45.7% | 38% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.9 | 2.3 | 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 Heathrow has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hillingdon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39.4 | 45.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 30.3 | 46.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 32.2 | 43.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 219 |
| 2023/24 | 209 |
| 2024/25 | 249 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How UTC Heathrow compares
UTC Heathrow ranked 21st of 22 secondary schools in Hillingdon 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 | 32.2 | 13.2% | 42.4% | 240 | — |
| Northwood School | 58.4 | 6.5% | 20.7% | 1,044 | 0.0 miles |
| Haydon School | 46 | 8.9% | 26.8% | 1,399 | 0.6 miles |
| Bishop Ramsey Church of England School | 56 | 6.1% | 12.2% | 1,218 | 1.7 miles |
| Pinner High School | 57.1 | 6.6% | 13% | 1,111 | 1.8 miles |
| Nower Hill High School | 59 | 5.9% | 19.1% | 2,030 | 2.0 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)
- 42.39%
- English as an additional language
- 8%
- Overall absence
- 13.22%
- Persistent absence
- 43.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Northwood School0.0 miles
Secondary · Northwood
-
Haydon School0.6 miles
Secondary · Pinner
-
Bishop Ramsey Church of England School1.7 miles
Secondary · Ruislip
-
Pinner High School1.8 miles
Secondary · Pinner
-
Nower Hill High School2.0 miles
Secondary · Pinner
Other schools in Northwood
- Northwood School Secondary
- Eastbury Farm Primary School Primary
- Frithwood Primary School Primary
- Hillside Infant School Primary
- Hillside Junior School Primary
- Merchant Taylors' School Independent schools
- Northwood College for Girls GDST Independent schools
- St Helen's School Independent schools
- St Martin's School Independent schools
- London School of Theology Other types
Common questions
- What ages does UTC Heathrow teach?
- UTC Heathrow teaches children aged 14 to 19. It is a secondary school in Northwood.
- Who is the headteacher of UTC Heathrow?
- The headteacher of UTC Heathrow is Mr Jasmit Kallah, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has UTC Heathrow been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected UTC Heathrow, 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 Heathrow?
- UTC Heathrow has 240 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 19.
- Is UTC Heathrow full?
- UTC Heathrow has capacity for 600 pupils and 240 on roll (40%), 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 Heathrow a faith school?
- No. UTC Heathrow has no designated religious character.
- Is UTC Heathrow part of an academy trust?
- UTC Heathrow 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 Heathrow's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.4 in 2022/23 and 32.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does UTC Heathrow compare with other schools in Hillingdon?
- UTC Heathrow ranked 21st of 22 secondary schools in Hillingdon 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 UTC Heathrow's absence rate?
- UTC Heathrow's overall absence rate is 13.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are UTC Heathrow's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, UTC Heathrow'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 2 July 2026.