UTC Swindon

URN 145155·Secondary·University technical college·Activate Learning Education Trust·Compare

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In-year deficit of 19.5%Overall absence at 10.3%Staff costs at 78.1% of incomeRequires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,927.46

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

78.1%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-58.3%

of income

In-year balance

-19.5%

of income

Key indicators

In-year deficit of 19.5%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 19.5% of income.

Overall absence at 10.3%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.3%.

Staff costs at 78.1% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.1%.

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

8 May 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Requires improvement
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 46.32.4
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.44.8%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)25.4%
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

191

Capacity

600 (32%)

Free school meals

27.6%

English additional lang.

14.1%

Ethnicity

White British 60.7%Asian 6.8%Black 4.7%Mixed 5.3%Other 0.5%

Age range: 1419

Workforce

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

16.0

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

11.9

Mean salary

£42,284

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

10.3%

National avg: 6.2%

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

36.8%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.6%

Unauthorised absence

3.7%

2024/25 · 152 pupils