OFSTED
18 November 2025
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Exceptional
Curriculum & teaching
Exceptional
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Exceptional
Personal development
Exceptional
Leadership & governance
Exceptional
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
15 March 2022
Graded inspection
Good
Published
10 May 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
University technical college
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Newham
Trust
LONDON DESIGN & ENGINEERING UTC
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
854
854 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
304
35.6% of pupils
Male pupils
550
64.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
20.5 pts
above England
School
45.3%
Newham
41.5%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
36.6 pts
above England
School
56.9%
Newham
64.5%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Newham
0.3%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
19.0%
162
Bangladeshi
13.0%
111
White British
11.5%
98
African
10.7%
91
Pakistani
8.7%
74
Any other Asian background
6.9%
59
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
11.8%
101 of
854 pupils
9.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
49.5
10.3 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.38 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.24%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.02 pts
higher than
England
School
7.24%
Newham
6.64%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.20%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.39 pts
higher than
England
School
23.20%
Newham
20.10%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.31%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.50 pts
lower than
England
School
1.31%
Newham
2.29%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
142.3%
50.0 pts
above England
London Design and Engineering UTC
142.3%
Newham
91.8%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.