OFSTED
4 February 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
University technical college
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Reading
Trust
ACTIVATE LEARNING EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
299
298 full-time ·
1 part-time
Female pupils
80
26.8% of pupils
Male pupils
219
73.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.4 pts
below England
School
10.4%
Reading
20.0%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
0.6 pts
below England
School
19.7%
Reading
34.3%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
below England
School
0.7%
Reading
0.5%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
19.1%
57
White British
15.7%
47
Any other White background
13.7%
41
African
12.7%
38
Indian
9.4%
28
Any other Asian background
6.0%
18
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
13.7%
41 of
299 pupils
7.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
42.0
2.8 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.80 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
13.34%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
7.12 pts
higher than
England
School
13.34%
Reading
7.03%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
39.33%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
23.52 pts
higher than
England
School
39.33%
Reading
18.79%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
7.33%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
5.53 pts
higher than
England
School
7.33%
Reading
2.64%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
49.8%
42.5 pts
below England
UTC Reading
49.8%
Reading
84.0%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.