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Scarborough University Technical College

Secondary · Scarborough · YO11 2JW

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 22 November 2022

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At a glance

275 pupils · 46% of 600 capacity

School type
University technical college
Age range
13–19
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
23.2% of pupils
English as additional language
2.8% of pupils
SEN support
10.7% of pupils
EHC plan
4.7% of pupils
Sixth form
Yes
Website
https://www.scarboroughutc.org.uk
URN
142884

GCSE results (2024/2025)

67 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
44
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
67.2%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
44.8%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
3.3
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) C
28.4
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
7.1%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
26%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
20.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

72% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 6% moved to another state school · 22% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£10,154
Typical secondary school£7,799

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
77%
Continuing in education
54%
Apprenticeship
10%
Employment
13%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
24%
Apprenticeship
29%
Employment
33%
Any sustained destination
95%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, latest DfE destination measures release.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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