UTC · Plymouth, Devon
UTC Plymouth
Engineering · Advanced Manufacturing · Marine Engineering
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
UTC Plymouth
Location
Plymouth, Devon
University partner
University of Plymouth
Technical specialisms
Engineering Advanced Manufacturing Marine Engineering
Age range
11 to 19
Roll (pupils on site)
approx 594 (January 2023, Ofsted)
Capacity
750 places
Opened
2013
URN
146560
Academy trust
Reach South Academy Trust
Ofsted
Ofsted: Good (January 2023)
Website
Employer partners
- Babcock International
- Princess Yachts
- Royal Navy
- Becton Dickinson
- DS Smith
- Fine Tubes
- Collins Aerospace (formerly UTC Aerospace Systems)
- Plessey
Notable
- Opened September 2013 on the Devonport site of the former Parkside Community College; sponsors alongside the University of Plymouth include City College Plymouth and Plymouth City Council
- Affiliated with the Royal Navy, including hosting a Royal Navy Combined Cadet Force unit -- reflecting Plymouth's naval dockyard economy and employer partners like Babcock International
- Unlike most UTCs (which admit only from age 14), UTC Plymouth takes pupils from age 11, giving it a fuller 11-19 secondary age range
- Ofsted rated it Good across all areas (quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, sixth form) at its January 2023 inspection