UTC Swindon

UTC Swindon is a University Technical College (UTC) in Swindon, England that opened in September 2014[1] for students of ages 14–19. The college specialises in engineering and is sponsored by Oxford Brookes University and Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells.[2]

The 1870 water tower is a Swindon landmark

UTC Swindon
Address
Bristol Street

Swindon
,
Wiltshire
,
SN1 5ET

England
Coordinates51.5613°N 1.7940°W / 51.5613; -1.7940
Information
TypeUniversity Technical College
Established1 September 2014 (2014-09-01)
TrustActivate Learning Education Trust
Department for Education URN145155 Tables
OfstedReports
Executive PrincipalJon Oliver
GenderCoeducational
Age14 to 19
Enrolment153
Websitewww.utcswindon.co.uk

The campus is on the northwestern edge of Swindon Railway Village, built in the 1840s for workers at the Great Western Railway's Swindon Works. The college is partly newly built and partly in a single-storey building of c. 1845 which was formerly part of the GWR School. Also on the site is a preserved cast iron water tower of 1870, which served the Works.[3][4][5]

The college has capacity for 600 pupils.[6] An Ofsted inspection in January 2017 rated the UTC as "inadequate" in almost every area.[7] At that time the college was being led by the deputy principal, and had an enrollment of 153. Later that year Joanne Harper, Principal of UTC Reading, was appointed Executive Principal[8] and the UTC came under the sponsorship of Activate Learning Education Trust.[6]

As of 2021, the college's most recent Ofsted inspection was in 2020, with an overall judgement of Requires Improvement.[9] Leadership and management were rated Good but the quality of education was judged not yet good enough.[9]

References
  1. Benke, Mike (2 September 2014). "Staff pave way for a new-look college". This Is Wiltshire. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  2. UTC Swindon Prospectus, http://utcswindon.co.uk/prospectus/UTC_Swindon_Web.pdf
  3. Historic England. "Formerly GWR School (1283807)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  4. Historic England. "Water Tower (1198186)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  5. "Swindon UTC On Its Way". swindonweb.com. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  6. "UTC Swindon". Department for Education. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  7. "Inspection report". Ofsted. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  8. Yilmaz, Tanya (6 July 2017). "Still a long way to go after poor Ofsted, says UTC chief". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  9. Freeland, Iain (2020). "Inspection of UTC Swindon". Ofsted. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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