UTC · Salford, Greater Manchester
AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK
TV and Film Production · Interactive Media and Gaming · Digital Design
Part of the England-wide UTC network overseen by the Baker Dearing Educational Trust. All figures below are a point-in-time snapshot (Data gathered and cross-checked in July 2026) — how this was gathered.
At a glance
Official name
AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK
Location
Salford, Greater Manchester
University partner
University of Salford
Technical specialisms
TV and Film Production Interactive Media and Gaming Digital Design
Age range
13 to 18
Roll (pupils on site)
approx 344 (November 2024)
Capacity
720 places
Opened
2015
URN
146303
Academy trust
Aldridge Education
Ofsted
Ofsted: Good (February 2023)
Website
Employer partners
- ITV
- Cisco
- dock10
- Oracle
- Deluxe
- Panasonic
- Adobe
- BBC
Notable
- Sits inside MediaCityUK itself, on Salford Quays; opened in September 2015 in a ceremony fronted by then-BBC Director-General Tony Hall
- Originally a 14-18 entry UTC; began admitting Year 9 (13-year-olds) from 2023/24 as demand for places grew
- Joined the Aldridge Education multi-academy trust (formerly the Aldridge Foundation) in September 2018, which is when it took the AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK name
Also known as
Sometimes referred to as UTC MediaCityUK.