UTC · Warrington, Cheshire
UTC Warrington
Nuclear and Energy Engineering · Civil Engineering and Construction · Digital and Cyber · Laboratory Science
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 Warrington
Location
Warrington, Cheshire
University partner
Manchester Metropolitan University
Technical specialisms
Nuclear and Energy Engineering Civil Engineering and Construction Digital and Cyber Laboratory Science
Age range
14 to 19
Roll (pupils on site)
approx 270-280 (2023/24)
Capacity
620 places
Opened
2016
URN
142899
Academy trust
Aldridge Education
Ofsted
Ofsted: No overall grade (November 2024)
Website
Employer partners
- Sellafield Ltd
- Cavendish Nuclear
- National Nuclear Laboratory
- Atkins
- Jacobs
- Wood
- Cadent
- British Army
Notable
- University of Chester was the originally announced founding university sponsor when the UTC was proposed, but Manchester Metropolitan University took over as sponsor before the college opened in September 2016 - not the University of Chester as sometimes assumed
- Joined the Aldridge Education multi-academy trust; it was not part of Aldridge from opening
- Located in Warrington's Dallam Lane/Stadium Quarter redevelopment area, with a strong nuclear-sector focus reflecting proximity to Sellafield and the North West nuclear cluster
- Its most recent Ofsted inspection (12 November 2024) predates Ofsted's autumn-2024 change to no longer issue an overall single-word effectiveness grade; on that visit, Quality of Education and Behaviour & Attitudes were judged 'Requires improvement' while Personal Development, Leadership & Management and Sixth Form were judged 'Good'. Its previous full inspection (May 2019) had rated it 'Good' overall