UK Schools
Silverstone UTC
Silverstone UTC is a mixed secondary free school in Towcester, West Northamptonshire Council, teaching 463 pupils aged 14 to 19. Ofsted rated it Requires improvement at its last graded inspection in November 2023. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 31.1 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 20 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Silverstone UTC.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Silverstone UTC.
- 1–2 Inset Days
- 3 First Day of School (Year 10 & 12 only)
- 3–30 Autumn Term 1
- 4 First Day of School (Whole School)
- 1–24 Autumn Term 1
- 25–31 Autumn Half Term
- 1–2 Autumn Half Term
- 3–30 Autumn Term 2
- 28 Inset Day
- 1–19 Autumn Term 2
- 20–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day (Bank Holiday)
- 26 Boxing Day (Bank Holiday)
- 1–4 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day (Bank Holiday)
- 5–31 Spring Term 1
- 5 Inset Day
- 1–13 Spring Term 1
- 14–22 Spring Half Term
- 23–28 Spring Term 2
- 1–27 Spring Term 2
- 28–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–12 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday (Bank Holiday)
- 6 Easter Monday (Bank Holiday)
- 13–30 Summer Term 1
- 1–22 Summer Term 1
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 23–31 Summer Half Term
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1–30 Summer Term 2
- 1–20 Summer Term 2
- 17 Early Closure (1:30pm)
- 20 Inset Day
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Inset Days Sep 1-2, 2025 Inset Day
- First Day of School (Year 10 & 12 only) Sep 3, 2025 Event
- First Day of School (Whole School) Sep 4, 2025 Event
- Autumn Term 1 Sep 3, 2025 - Oct 24, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Oct 25 - Nov 2, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term 2 Nov 3 - Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Inset Day Nov 28, 2025 Inset Day
- Christmas Holiday Dec 20, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term 1 Jan 5 - Feb 13, 2026 Term
- Inset Day Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Half Term Feb 14 - Feb 22, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term 2 Feb 23 - Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 28 - Apr 12, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term 1 Apr 13 - May 22, 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term May 23 - May 31, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term 2 Jun 1 - Jul 20, 2026 Term
- Early Closure (1:30pm) Jul 17, 2026 Event
- Inset Day Jul 20, 2026 Inset Day
- Summer Holiday Late July - Early September 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day (Bank Holiday) Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday (Bank Holiday) Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday (Bank Holiday) Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day (Bank Holiday) Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day (Bank Holiday) Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Silverstone UTC with West Northamptonshire Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 31.1 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 19.57 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 36.4% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school West Northamptonshire Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 95% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school West Northamptonshire Council England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 88% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Silverstone UTC. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Silverstone UTC than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.