SCHOOL PROFILE

UTC Swindon: data, trends and context

UTC Swindon is a secondary school in Swindon. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
145155
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
University technical college
Status
Open
Local authority
Swindon
Region
South West
Trust
ACTIVATE LEARNING EDUCATION TRUST
Postcode
SN1 5ET
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
182
FSM eligible
27.5%
EAL / First language other than English
17.0%
SEND (total)
25.8%
SEN Support
20.9%
EHCP
4.9%
White British
57.7%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
89.7%
Overall absence
10.3%
Persistent absence
36.8%
Severe absence
2.0%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
SwindonLocal authority91.5%8.5%3.1%
South WestRegion90.7%9.3%3.1%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
54.5%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
17.8%
Permanent exclusion rate
1.0%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
32.4
English & maths grade 5+
25.4%
English & maths grade 4+
44.8%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

See UTC Swindon against 25 similar schools

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UTC Swindon is a secondary school in Swindon. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.