Secondary school

Silverstone UTC

  • University Technical College
  • ages 14–19
  • Mixed
  • West Northamptonshire
  • NN12 8TL
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected Nov 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,218 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 99%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 80%80%2016/17: top 94%2017/18: top 93%2018/19: top 95%2021/22: top 92%2022/23: top 87%2023/24: top 94%2024/25: top 99%No exams

A-level results

#188 of 190 East Midlands sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against East MidlandsArrows: East Midlands rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 831.1 · East Midlands 451/10 Well below East Midlands−7.5 pts
Grade 5+ English and maths14.5% · East Midlands 41.6%1/10 Well below East Midlands−11.8 pts
EBacc point score1.94 · East Midlands 3.921/10 Well below East Midlands
Progress 8 · 2023/24-1.28 · East Midlands −0.061/10 Well below East Midlands
A level points per entry19.57 · East Midlands 33.221/10 Well below East Midlands
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 45.2 · 118 pupils · East Midlands 49.32016/17: 36.1 · 92 pupils · East Midlands 452017/18: 35.7 · 123 pupils · East Midlands 44.652018/19: 35 · 120 pupils · East Midlands 45.72021/22: 38.1 · 123 pupils · East Midlands 47.52022/23: 37.7 · 111 pupils · East Midlands 44.62023/24: 34.4 · 104 pupils · East Midlands 44.952024/25: 31.1 · 117 pupils · East Midlands 45.0545.231.1No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 20% · 92 pupils · East Midlands 39%2017/18: 22% · 123 pupils · East Midlands 39.5%2018/19: 20% · 120 pupils · East Midlands 40%2021/22: 29% · 123 pupils · East Midlands 46%2022/23: 21% · 111 pupils · East Midlands 41%2023/24: 23.1% · 104 pupils · East Midlands 43.8%2024/25: 14.5% · 117 pupils · East Midlands 41.6%29%14.5%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 21.29 · 68 pupils · East Midlands 28.712016/17: 18.1 · 86 pupils · East Midlands 28.822017/18: 21.32 · 74 pupils · East Midlands 29.892018/19: 20.59 · 52 pupils · East Midlands 30.462021/22: 24.29 · 42 pupils · East Midlands 36.542022/23: 19.4 · 52 pupils · East Midlands 32.222023/24: 20.88 · 31 pupils · East Midlands 31.622024/25: 19.57 · 57 pupils · East Midlands 33.2224.2918.1No exams

Getting in

No admissions figures or last distance offered published

Inspections · 2015–2023

  1. 2015Good
  2. 2019Requires improvement
  3. 2023Requires improvement

3 strong areas

  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Sixth form provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

2 weak areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026463
Free school meals (past 6 years)19.3%
First language not English4.6%
SEN support12.3%
EHC plan2.3%
Absence (sessions missed)12.8%
Persistently absent pupils36.4%

Girls 17.1%Boys 82.9%

84.2% full · 550 places · 241 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 79 responses (17.9% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school89.9% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school97.5% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved86.1% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 76% not applicable68.4% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year60.8% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 26.6% not applicable84.5% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed69.2% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child87.3% agree
  • My child does well at this school81% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing82.3% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school89.9% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school44.3% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development73.4% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent91.1% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.2
Pupils per adult11.0
  • Classroom teachers 23.6
  • Leadership 5
  • Teaching assistants 10.9
  • Other support 5.5

Teachers 28.6 FTE · Whole workforce 45 · 48 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,985
Spend per pupil£8,417
Staff spend per pupil£6,131
Reserve per pupil−£173
  • −£83,000revenue reserve
  • −£207,000in-year balance

Grants £7,900 · self-generated £65 · premises £410 per pupil

Single-academy trust: THE SILVERSTONE ACADEMY TRUST

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

104 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained89.4%
  • Education76%
  • Apprenticeship8.7%
  • Employment4.8%
  • Not sustained9.6%
  • Unknown1%

After sixth form (16–18)

97 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained85.6%
  • Education27.8%
  • Higher education25.8%
  • Apprenticeship22.7%
  • Employment35.1%
  • Not sustained8.2%
  • Unknown6.2%