UTC Reading
About the school
UTC Reading is an open secondary school in Reading.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 4 February 2025
- Published
- 5 March 2025
- Inspection type
- Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Good
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 42
- Reading
- 50.2
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Reading
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 38.00%
- Reading
- 51.30%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 57.00%
- Reading
- 66.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 0.00%
- Reading
- 53.30%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.06
- Reading
- 4.64
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- D+
Average A-level points
- School
- 23.2
AAB or better
- School
- 17.60%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
286
Girls
23.78%
Boys
76.22%
SEN support
16.43%
Education, health and care plan
0.70%
English as an additional language
33.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
24.46%
Overall absence
13.34
Persistent absence
39.33
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
120
Sustained education or employment
92%
Education
88%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
7%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
96
Sustained education or employment
89%
Higher education
47%
Further education
3%
Apprenticeship
13%
Employment
23%