London Design and Engineering UTC
About the school
London Design and Engineering UTC is an open secondary school in Newham.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 18 November 2025
- Published
- 22 January 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Exceptional
Curriculum and teaching
Exceptional
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Exceptional
Personal development and wellbeing
Exceptional
Post-16 provision
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Exceptional
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 49.5
- Newham
- 51.2
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Newham
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 53.50%
- Newham
- 53.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 68.70%
- Newham
- 71.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 3.00%
- Newham
- 59.20%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.88
- Newham
- 4.64
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 31.75
AAB or better
- School
- 15.60%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
792
Girls
36.24%
Boys
63.76%
SEN support
8.71%
Education, health and care plan
2.02%
English as an additional language
58.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
46.82%
Overall absence
7.24
Persistent absence
23.2
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
91
Sustained education or employment
96%
Education
89%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
0%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
192
Sustained education or employment
73%
Higher education
41%
Further education
3%
Apprenticeship
9%
Employment
20%