Silverstone UTC
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Nov 29 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
- West Northamptonshire
- Unique reference
- 139690
- Address
- Silverstone Circuit, NN12 8TL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 442 (74% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 84.4%
- Girls
- 15.6%
- First language not English
- 5.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10%
- Persistent absence
- 38.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.2%
White British 76.5%
Other White 6.8%
Mixed 5.6%
African 3.4%
Indian 1.8%
Unclassified 1.4%
Other Asian 0.9%
Irish 0.7%
Pakistani 0.7%
Caribbean 0.7%
Other Black 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.83
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 2%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 21%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.7
Local authority average 45.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.56
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 36 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 35 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 56 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 111 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 14 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 77 |
| English Language | GCSE | 111 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 111 |
| Geography | GCSE | 47 |
| German | GCSE | 9 |
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 10 | 122 103 19 |
| Year 11 | 104 78 26 |
| Year 12 | 127 110 17 |
| Year 13 | 89 82 7 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 88.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 23.0% 37.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 65.0% 50.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 4.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.9% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 45.0% n/a 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 6.0% n/a 19.7% |
Russell Group | 3.0% n/a 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% n/a 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% n/a 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 12.0% n/a 1.7% |