UTC · Harlow, Essex
BMAT STEM Academy
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
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
BMAT STEM Academy
Location
Harlow, Essex
University partner
Anglia Ruskin University
Technical specialisms
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
Age range
14 to 19
Roll (pupils on site)
approx 270 (2024, exact date unconfirmed)
Capacity
500 places
Opened
2014
URN
145931
Academy trust
Burnt Mill Academy Trust (BMAT)
Ofsted
Ofsted: Good (January 2023)
Website
Employer partners
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Princess Alexandra Hospital
- Raytheon
- Gratnells
- Loxone Smart Homes
- Pearson
Notable
- Opened in September 2014 as Sir Charles Kao UTC, named for the Nobel laureate 'father of fibre optics'; rebranded as BMAT STEM Academy in 2018 after being taken over by Burnt Mill Academy Trust
- Like several early-wave UTCs it struggled to recruit under its original name and governance, with just 143 pupils on roll against a 500 capacity in 2016-17 before the 2018 relaunch
- Based on the Harlow College campus