Ron Dearing UTC

Ron Dearing UTC is demonstrating outstanding performance across all evaluated areas, including the quality of education, behaviour, personal development, leadership, and sixth-form provision. The school is relatively new, having opened in September 2017, yet has rapidly established itself as a leading institution in the educational landscape. Pupils not only excel academically, particularly in engineering and mathematics, but also receive exceptional support from dedicated staff, fostering a professional and safe atmosphere conducive to learning. Strong links with industry further enhance the curriculum, equipping students with the necessary skills for future success.

Strengths

• Exceptional quality of education provided
• Pupils behave exceptionally well and demonstrate maturity
• Strong links with local industry enhance learning opportunities
• Governance is outstanding and holds leaders to account effectively
• High rates of attendance surpass national averages
• Support for students with special educational needs is effective
• Students achieve well in key subjects and secure positive post-school outcomes

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Ron Dearing UTC attended 97.1% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 2.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Ron Dearing UTC were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Ron Dearing UTC had 15.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 2.1% of pupils at Ron Dearing UTC were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Ron Dearing UTC received £8,958 and spent £8,897 for each of its 863 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £153,000 (-£177 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Ron Dearing UTC's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ron Dearing UTC is Outstanding, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was Ron Dearing UTC last inspected by Ofsted?

Ron Dearing UTC was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Ron Dearing UTC have?

Ron Dearing UTC has 884 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ron Dearing UTC cover?

Ron Dearing UTC for pupils aged 14 to 19.

Where is Ron Dearing UTC?

Ron Dearing UTC is at Kingston Square, Hull, HU2 8BQ.