Silverstone UTC

School overview

Silverstone UTC is a secondary school serving Towcester, West Northamptonshire, classified by the DfE as a university technical college. It has 480 pupils aged 14 to 19 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Silverstone UTC 'Requires improvement'. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 31.1, well below the national average of 46. That is down 3.3 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

14% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 38% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. After Year 11, 95% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 12.5%. There are about 15.6 pupils per teacher. If you are considering Silverstone UTC, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.