Skip to content

School profile

Silverstone UTC

Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8TL

State-funded
Secondary
Ages 14–19
Mixed
Sixth form

Overview

Silverstone UTC is a state-funded school (university technical college) in Towcester, East Midlands, for pupils aged 14–19. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type
University technical college
Establishment group
Free Schools
Phase of education
Secondary
Age range
Ages 14–19
Gender of entry
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
School capacity
550
Pupils on roll
463
URN
139690

Admissions

Admissions policy
Non-selective
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Academy trust or group
THE SILVERSTONE ACADEMY TRUST

Contact the school or your local authority for catchment and application deadlines.

School places

DfE school capacity survey · May 2025 (2024/25)

Capacity at survey date
576
Pupils on roll
474
Unfilled places at survey date
102

A dated snapshot from the Department for Education school capacity survey, separate from the school details above. Unfilled places at the survey date do not mean places are currently available for admission. About this data

Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

2024/25 results

  • Attainment 8 score

    School
    31.1
    England
    47.1

    Pupils included: 117

  • Grade 5 or above in English & maths

    School
    14.5%
    England
    46.5%

    Pupils included: 117

  • Grade 4 or above in English & maths

    School
    38.5%
    England
    66.4%

    Pupils included: 117

  • Entering the EBacc

    School
    0.9%
    England
    41.5%

    Pupils included: 117

Progress 8 was not published for 2024/25.

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 28 November 2023 · Published 18 January 2024

Original education inspection framework (September 2019 to August 2024)

Overall effectiveness

Requires improvement

This is a historical Ofsted judgement given under the previous inspection framework. It is not a School Nest rating.

Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Requires improvement
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding was effective
Yes
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Good

View on Ofsted(opens in a new tab)

Ofsted changed how it inspects and reports on schools in November 2025. Judgements from the previous and current frameworks use different systems and should not be directly compared.

School Nest shows the inspection information Ofsted currently publishes for this school. It is not a complete record of every inspection the school has ever had.

Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

Location

Address
Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8TL
Local authority
West Northamptonshire

Ask School Nest AI

Ask a question about Silverstone UTC

Answers use only this school's official Department for Education record and the information the school has published on School Nest. If we don't hold the answer, School Nest AI will say so rather than guess.

AI can make mistakes and doesn't decide admissions — check important details with the school. Questions are sent to our AI provider and aren't stored by School Nest. See our Privacy Notice.

Contact this school

Parent Enquiries let families send a message straight to the school.

Please don't include medical, safeguarding or other sensitive personal information in your message.

This school isn't currently accepting enquiries through School Nest.

We'll share your enquiry and contact details with Silverstone UTC so the school can reply to you. See our Privacy Notice.