UTC Warrington

URN 142899·Secondary·University technical college·Aldridge Education·Compare

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6

3 high

Workforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 21.6%Overall absence at 17.8%In-year deficit of 1.0%Requires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudesWorkforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£10,174.07

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

66.2%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-36.1%

of income

In-year balance

-1.0%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 29.6%, sickness 9.5 days.

Overall absence at 21.6%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 21.6%.

Overall absence at 17.8%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 17.8%.

In-year deficit of 1.0%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.0% of income.

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes

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

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: vacancy rate 9.4%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

12 November 2024 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

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 46.23.0
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.21.7%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)14.1%
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

296

Capacity

620 (48%)

Free school meals

44.6%

English additional lang.

8.8%

Ethnicity

White British 78.0%Asian 0.3%Black 1.4%Mixed 5.3%Chinese 1.0%Other 1.4%

Age range: 1419

Workforce

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

19.3

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

15.4

Mean salary

£40,802

Turnover

Vacancy rate

9.4%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

17.8%

National avg: 6.2%

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

49.0%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

8.1%

Unauthorised absence

9.7%

2024/25 · 198 pupils