Secondary
London Design and Engineering UTC
15 University Way, London, E16 2RD
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- University technical college
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 854 of 600 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
- Local authority
- Newham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- LONDON DESIGN & ENGINEERING UTC
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 47.4
- All staff (FTE)
- 54.9
- Pupils per adult
- 13.9
- Pupils
- 763
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected November 2025
- AchievementStrong standard
- Attendance and behaviourExceptional
- Curriculum and teachingExceptional
- InclusionExceptional
- Leadership and governanceExceptional
- Sixth formStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExceptional
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
March 2022
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
October 2018
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
GCSE results
54%
1 points above the London average (53% across 239 schools)
49.5
1.6 below the London average (51.1 across 239 schools)
98th of 239 by our score, among the secondary schools in London we can score - 299 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49.5 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.88 |
| Entered the EBacc | 3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 54% |
| A level average points per entry | 31.75 |
| A level students | 97 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 54% |
| 22/23 | 51% |
| 23/24 | 46% |
| 24/25 | 54% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 33.1 |
| 22/23 | 25.8 |
| 23/24 | 30.9 |
| 24/25 | 31.8 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.27 |
| 22/23 | -0.33 |
| 23/24 | -0.38 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 49.5 |
| 22/23 | 46.5 |
| 23/24 | 43.5 |
| 24/25 | 49.5 |
15 University Way, London, E16 2RD
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Newham admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Geoffrey Fowler
- Address
- 15 University Way, London, E16 2RD
- Telephone
- 02030197333