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UTC Oxfordshire

Greenwood Way, Harwell, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 6BZ

State-funded
Secondary
Ages 14–19
Mixed
Sixth form

Overview

UTC Oxfordshire is a state-funded school (university technical college) in Didcot, South East, 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
Boarding
No boarders
Sixth form
Yes
School capacity
600
Pupils on roll
316
URN
141111

Admissions

Local authority
Oxfordshire
Academy trust or group
ACTIVATE LEARNING EDUCATION TRUST

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School places

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

Capacity at survey date
600
Pupils on roll
287
Unfilled places at survey date
313

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
    32.5
    England
    47.1

    Pupils included: 73

  • Grade 5 or above in English & maths

    School
    26%
    England
    46.5%

    Pupils included: 73

  • Grade 4 or above in English & maths

    School
    49.3%
    England
    66.4%

    Pupils included: 73

  • Entering the EBacc

    School
    0%
    England
    41.5%

    Pupils included: 73

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 5 December 2023 · Published 31 January 2024

Original education inspection framework (September 2019 to August 2024)

Overall effectiveness

Good

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

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

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

Location

Address
Greenwood Way, Harwell, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 6BZ
Local authority
Oxfordshire

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