SCHOOL PROFILE

Waterfront UTC: data, trends and context

Waterfront UTC is a secondary school in Medway. 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
146648
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
University technical college
Status
Open
Local authority
Medway
Region
South East
Trust
THE HOWARD ACADEMY TRUST
Postcode
ME4 4FQ
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
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Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
381
FSM eligible
32.3%
EAL / First language other than English
8.7%
SEND (total)
27.8%
SEN Support
24.9%
EHCP
2.9%
White British
73.8%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
88.3%
Overall absence
11.7%
Persistent absence
33.6%
Severe absence
7.6%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
MedwayLocal authority92.3%7.7%2.9%
South EastRegion91.5%8.5%2.8%
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
20.2%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
8.8%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.28%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
30.0
English & maths grade 5+
20.0%
English & maths grade 4+
37.3%

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

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