UTC · Reading, Berkshire
UTC Reading
Computer science · 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 Reading
Location
Reading, Berkshire
University partner
University of Reading
Technical specialisms
Computer science Engineering
Age range
14 to 19
Roll (pupils on site)
approx 286-299 (February 2025, sources vary slightly)
Capacity
600 places
Opened
2013
URN
139268
Academy trust
Activate Learning Education Trust
Ofsted
Ofsted: Good (February 2025)
Website
Employer partners
- Agilent Technologies
- CGI Group
- Cisco Systems
- Microsoft
- Peter Brett Associates
- Network Rail
Notable
- Became the first UTC in England rated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted, in June 2015
- That outstanding grade triggered an eight-year exemption from routine inspection; when Ofsted finally returned in February 2023 it rated the college 'Inadequate', flagging that 'the boundaries between staff and pupils are blurred' with pupils describing staff as 'more like friends than teachers'
- Recovered to a full 'Good' rating across every category (including sixth form) at its February 2025 re-inspection
- Runs a Combined Cadet Force RAF section, established January 2019