UTC Reading

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Crescent Road
 East Reading
 Reading
 Berkshire RG1 5RQ
Telephone: 0118 938 1020
Previous Name: n/a

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 14-19)
Type: University Technical College
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2013
Trust: Activate Learning Education Trust
Sponsor: Activate Learning Education Trust

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Ms Jennie Thomson (since September 2024)
Previous Headteacher: Wayne Edwards
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 19.58 / 3.93
Non-teaching Staff*: 11.85
Number of pupils: 286
Pupils Per Teacher: 14.6
Sex: Mixed (76% boys / 24% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 20.50% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 19.4%
Local child deprivation rate: 12.8% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 84.1%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 69.6%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 4.1km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Authority: Reading
Constituency: Reading East
Electoral Ward: Park
School Number: 8704000

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 4th February 2025 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Maiden Erlegh School in Reading (0.1km) show on map
  2. Alfred Sutton Primary School (0.2km) show on map
  3. Hamilton School (0.2km) show on map
  4. Redlands Primary School (0.6km) show on map
  5. St Joseph's College (0.6km) show on map
  6. Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School (0.8km) show on map
  7. Reading School (1.0km) show on map
  8. St John's Church of England Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  9. New Town Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  10. Leighton Park School (1.3km) show on map
  11. Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading (1.4km) show on map
  12. Groveside School (1.4km) show on map
  13. Aldryngton Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  14. Maiden Erlegh School (1.6km) show on map
  15. The Abbey School Reading (1.6km) show on map
  16. The Bulmershe School (1.6km) show on map
  17. Addington School (1.6km) show on map
  18. Highwood Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  19. Kendrick School (1.7km) show on map
  20. The Deenway Montessori School (1.8km) show on map
  21. The Palmer Primary Academy (1.9km) show on map
  22. New Christ Church Church of England Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  23. Reading Girls' School (2.0km) show on map
  24. Whiteknights Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  25. Radstock Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  26. Katesgrove Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  27. South Lake Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  28. Caversham Nursery School (2.3km) show on map
  29. OneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus (2.4km) show on map
  30. Blagdon Nursery School (2.4km) show on map
  31. The Ridgeway Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  32. New Bridge Nursery School (2.5km) show on map
  33. St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  34. Loddon Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  35. The Ambleside Centre (2.6km) show on map
  36. Beechwood Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  37. Coley Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  38. Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School (2.6km) show on map
  39. Hillside Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  40. St Anne's Catholic Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  41. Crosfields School (2.8km) show on map
  42. Rivermead Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  43. Thameside Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  44. Reading Blue Coat School (3.0km) show on map
  45. Hawkedon Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  46. Hartland High School (3.0km) show on map
  47. Micklands Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  48. E P Collier Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  49. Christ The King Catholic Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  50. Civitas Academy (3.2km) show on map
  51. Queen Anne's School (3.2km) show on map
  52. Sonning Church of England Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  53. Geoffrey Field Junior School (3.3km) show on map
  54. Geoffrey Field Infant School (3.3km) show on map
  55. Caversham Preparatory School (3.4km) show on map
  56. Chiltern Nursery Nurse Training School (3.4km) show on map
  57. All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School (3.4km) show on map
  58. All Saints Junior School (3.4km) show on map
  59. Willow Bank Infant School (3.4km) show on map
  60. Willow Bank Junior School (3.4km) show on map
  61. Oxford Road Community School (3.5km) show on map
  62. St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primar... (3.5km) show on map
  63. River Academy (3.6km) show on map
  64. Woodley CofE Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  65. Caversham Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  66. St Edward's Prep (3.8km) show on map
  67. Waingels (4.0km) show on map
  68. The Hill Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  69. Cranbury College (4.1km) show on map
  70. St Martin's Catholic Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  71. Battle Primary Academy (4.1km) show on map
  72. The WREN School (4.1km) show on map
  73. Caversham Park Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  74. Emmer Green Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  75. Southcote Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  76. Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School (4.5km) show on map
  77. Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre (4.5km) show on map
  78. Wilson Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  79. Green Park Village Primary Academy (4.6km) show on map
  80. The Forest School (4.7km) show on map
  81. Shinfield Infant and Nursery School (4.8km) show on map
  82. Bearwood Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  83. Alder Grove Church of England Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  84. Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School (4.9km) show on map
  85. Winnersh Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  86. The Heights Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  87. The Vine Christian School (5.2km) show on map
  88. Oakbank School (5.3km) show on map
  89. Reddam House Berkshire (5.3km) show on map
  90. Wheatfield Primary School and Nursery (5.3km) show on map
  91. Manor Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  92. The Holy Brook School (5.4km) show on map
  93. King's Academy Prospect (5.4km) show on map
  94. Ranikhet Academy (5.5km) show on map
  95. English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  96. Oak Tree School (5.6km) show on map
  97. St Michael's Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  98. St Nicholas Church of England Primary, Hurst (6.1km) show on map
  99. Kennet Valley Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  100. The Avenue Special School (6.1km) show on map
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