UTC Reading
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Inadequate Feb 7 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 14 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Reading
- Unique reference
- 139268
- Address
- Crescent Road, East Reading, RG1 5RQ
- Website
- http://www.utcreading.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 395 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 75.2%
- Girls
- 24.8%
- First language not English
- 24.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.2%
- Persistent absence
- 41.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.9%
White British 21%
Pakistani 13.4%
Other White 12.4%
Mixed 12.2%
Unclassified 10.4%
Indian 10.1%
Other Asian 5.3%
Other 5.3%
African 4.3%
Chinese 2.3%
Caribbean 1.3%
Bangladeshi 1%
Other Black 0.8%
Irish 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.51
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.03
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 3%
Local authority average 44%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 50%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.4
Local authority average 50.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.83
Local authority average 4.52
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 58 |
Biology | GCSE | 71 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 70 |
Chinese | GCSE | 11 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 78 |
English Language | GCSE | 120 |
English Literature | GCSE | 116 |
Geography | GCSE | 18 |
History | GCSE | 20 |
Mathematics | GCSE | 120 |
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.3 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 10 | 81 59 22 |
Year 11 | 108 83 25 |
Year 12 | 85 64 21 |
Year 13 | 121 91 30 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 84.0% 88.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 16.0% 20.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 58.0% 58.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 10.0% 8.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 1.0% 3.1% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.0% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 9.0% 5.4% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 58.0% 80.1% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 13.0% 50.2% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 10.0% 46.3% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 6.1% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 3.0% 0.7% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 7.0% 1.7% 1.7% |