UTC Oxfordshire

URN 141111·Secondary·University technical college·Activate Learning Education Trust·Compare

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Overall absence at 14.9%Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Dec 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£10,305.56

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

69.8%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-10.6%

of income

In-year balance

+8.0%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 14.9%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.9%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: vacancy rate 5.1%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

5 December 2023 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.32.5
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.49.3%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)26.0%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.0.0%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

290

Capacity

600 (48%)

Free school meals

29.1%

English additional lang.

14.5%

Ethnicity

White British 59.3%Asian 2.7%Black 2.7%Mixed 11.7%Chinese 0.3%Other 3.1%

Age range: 1419

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

18.5

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

15.7

Mean salary

£42,646

Turnover

Vacancy rate

5.1%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

14.9%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

42.5%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

11.3%

Unauthorised absence

3.6%

2024/25 · 181 pupils