School Summary
UTC Reading
Girls: 87
Total Pupils: 472
Opened: 02-09-2013
Ofsted: Serious Weaknesses
Principal: Wayne Edwards
UTC Reading
Crescent Road
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 5RQ
Telephone: 01189381020
Website: http://www.utcreading.co.uk/
Principal: Wayne Edwards
UTC Reading
Crescent Road
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 5RQ
Telephone: 01189381020
Website: http://www.utcreading.co.uk/
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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"2 months ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Utc's interior is poor, water leaks everywhere. Phones are not allowed which doesn't help as people aren't allowed to stay in touch with others. The school is trying to save themselfs by (instead of actually trying to fix the school) being strict on uniform to show the school as having a good appearance","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Utc's interior is poor, water leaks everywhere. Phones are not allowed which doesn't help as people aren't allowed to stay in touch with others. The school is trying to save themselfs by (instead of actually trying to fix the school) being strict on uniform to show the school as having a good appearance","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Chandler Murdoc","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/106549023172699138607\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjXlhpzRBlm23tsl6Hy2Nrb6K4GCWITqfE0srU9CfuQdSg=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2023-07-12T13:43:41Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"2 months ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"I regret sending my son to this school. It went from bad to worse and I'm just happy that he's finally finished there. Poor support, communication and management. Poor academic performance and I am now just hoping that he gets the GCSE results that he is very capable of. My son lost his motivation and enthusiasm for his education. I would not recommend UTC Reading to any prospective parents. The school initially sounded amazing on paper but the real experience was terrible.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I regret sending my son to this school. It went from bad to worse and I'm just happy that he's finally finished there. Poor support, communication and management. Poor academic performance and I am now just hoping that he gets the GCSE results that he is very capable of. My son lost his motivation and enthusiasm for his education. I would not recommend UTC Reading to any prospective parents. The school initially sounded amazing on paper but the real experience was terrible.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Atlanta G","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/110588101098614510982\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjUFW4ae6jkS2M8aNVSjPWDCLBwRz91uTuoUQCG8Wdu69sq5=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba3"},"publishTime":"2023-06-29T10:42:06Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"3 months ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"The teaching standards in this school are shocking. One of my teachers for my BTEC course would fall asleep EVERY lesson. That's right, EVERY SINGLE LESSON! I dont even recall a single time he actually taught us. If you want the right teachers for your child, this is not the right school, dont go!","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"The teaching standards in this school are shocking. One of my teachers for my BTEC course would fall asleep EVERY lesson. That's right, EVERY SINGLE LESSON! I dont even recall a single time he actually taught us. If you want the right teachers for your child, this is not the right school, dont go!","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"SC Gamer","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/102803017279684641715\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjUirsKm3IpZW8qCO29JEcxN4J8PHbU94cuC0XdwqCqMZQw=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2023-06-26T15:58:40Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"3 months ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Ofstesd branded the school as \u00e2\u0080\u0098Inadequate\u00e2\u0080\u0099 to no surprise after going there for 2 years.\n\nCompleted a apprenticeship through the UTC. - Would not recommend. Constant lies and me as a 19 year old telling the head of the school how to manage was the peak of how bad they are.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Ofstesd branded the school as \u00e2\u0080\u0098Inadequate\u00e2\u0080\u0099 to no surprise after going there for 2 years.\n\nCompleted a apprenticeship through the UTC. - Would not recommend. Constant lies and me as a 19 year old telling the head of the school how to manage was the peak of how bad they are.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"SC P","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/108541666224170460269\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocJPf8ngZ8p7TKVlt8QLmCUDEHIaTniS56s7mrShoN9g=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba4"},"publishTime":"2023-06-16T06:28:05Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"11 months ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Genuinely just a really poor school. Teaching standards are horrendous and most students who joined the school ambitious come out with very poor results. Please do not listen to the 'Outstanding' rating that Ofsted gave over 7 years ago, this school must've been very different then. Many, many better schools nearby that unlike this school, won't set your child up for failure. Many people come to the school after being expelled from their old school because this is one of the few schools in Reading that admit students that've been expelled. During the mock exams, the students that hadn't passed were made to stay behind during the results assembly and were blamed for not putting in enough effort, except the school didn't consider their disorganised teaching could've been the cause for this. Another example is when all the boys toilets in the school were locked for weeks except for one, because students had been graffitiing the walls. During break and lunch there were always queues to go into the extremely unsanitary toilet which ended up making students late to their lessons afterwards. During exam season, we had police dogs come rounds all the classrooms on multiple occasions, year 10 and 11 were taken out of their lessons once and made to go into the hall where everyone's bags were searched and we were made to go through metal detectors. Obviously extreme, you could argue it was necessary if there was genuine risk that someone may've brought in something dangerous, but do you really want to send your child to a school where this is a concern? I don't want to generalise the staff because there are genuinely some really nice and hardworking teachers who go the extra mile to teach, but this is sadly overshadowed by the unprofessional staff who don't care about student wellbeing or progress, an incompetent leadership team who don't listen to any constructive criticism. I've seen multiple times teachers cursing at the top of their lungs at students. Please do you and your child a favour and don't make them leave their current school to come here.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Genuinely just a really poor school. Teaching standards are horrendous and most students who joined the school ambitious come out with very poor results. Please do not listen to the 'Outstanding' rating that Ofsted gave over 7 years ago, this school must've been very different then. Many, many better schools nearby that unlike this school, won't set your child up for failure. Many people come to the school after being expelled from their old school because this is one of the few schools in Reading that admit students that've been expelled. During the mock exams, the students that hadn't passed were made to stay behind during the results assembly and were blamed for not putting in enough effort, except the school didn't consider their disorganised teaching could've been the cause for this. Another example is when all the boys toilets in the school were locked for weeks except for one, because students had been graffitiing the walls. During break and lunch there were always queues to go into the extremely unsanitary toilet which ended up making students late to their lessons afterwards. During exam season, we had police dogs come rounds all the classrooms on multiple occasions, year 10 and 11 were taken out of their lessons once and made to go into the hall where everyone's bags were searched and we were made to go through metal detectors. 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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"2 months ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Utc's interior is poor, water leaks everywhere. Phones are not allowed which doesn't help as people aren't allowed to stay in touch with others. The school is trying to save themselfs by (instead of actually trying to fix the school) being strict on uniform to show the school as having a good appearance","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Utc's interior is poor, water leaks everywhere. Phones are not allowed which doesn't help as people aren't allowed to stay in touch with others. The school is trying to save themselfs by (instead of actually trying to fix the school) being strict on uniform to show the school as having a good appearance","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Chandler Murdoc","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/106549023172699138607\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjXlhpzRBlm23tsl6Hy2Nrb6K4GCWITqfE0srU9CfuQdSg=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2023-07-12T13:43:41Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"2 months ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"I regret sending my son to this school. It went from bad to worse and I'm just happy that he's finally finished there. Poor support, communication and management. Poor academic performance and I am now just hoping that he gets the GCSE results that he is very capable of. My son lost his motivation and enthusiasm for his education. I would not recommend UTC Reading to any prospective parents. The school initially sounded amazing on paper but the real experience was terrible.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I regret sending my son to this school. It went from bad to worse and I'm just happy that he's finally finished there. Poor support, communication and management. Poor academic performance and I am now just hoping that he gets the GCSE results that he is very capable of. My son lost his motivation and enthusiasm for his education. I would not recommend UTC Reading to any prospective parents. The school initially sounded amazing on paper but the real experience was terrible.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Atlanta G","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/110588101098614510982\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjUFW4ae6jkS2M8aNVSjPWDCLBwRz91uTuoUQCG8Wdu69sq5=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba3"},"publishTime":"2023-06-29T10:42:06Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"3 months ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"The teaching standards in this school are shocking. One of my teachers for my BTEC course would fall asleep EVERY lesson. That's right, EVERY SINGLE LESSON! I dont even recall a single time he actually taught us. If you want the right teachers for your child, this is not the right school, dont go!","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"The teaching standards in this school are shocking. One of my teachers for my BTEC course would fall asleep EVERY lesson. That's right, EVERY SINGLE LESSON! I dont even recall a single time he actually taught us. If you want the right teachers for your child, this is not the right school, dont go!","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"SC Gamer","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/102803017279684641715\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjUirsKm3IpZW8qCO29JEcxN4J8PHbU94cuC0XdwqCqMZQw=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2023-06-26T15:58:40Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"3 months ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Ofstesd branded the school as \u00e2\u0080\u0098Inadequate\u00e2\u0080\u0099 to no surprise after going there for 2 years.\n\nCompleted a apprenticeship through the UTC. - Would not recommend. Constant lies and me as a 19 year old telling the head of the school how to manage was the peak of how bad they are.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Ofstesd branded the school as \u00e2\u0080\u0098Inadequate\u00e2\u0080\u0099 to no surprise after going there for 2 years.\n\nCompleted a apprenticeship through the UTC. - Would not recommend. Constant lies and me as a 19 year old telling the head of the school how to manage was the peak of how bad they are.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"SC P","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/108541666224170460269\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocJPf8ngZ8p7TKVlt8QLmCUDEHIaTniS56s7mrShoN9g=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba4"},"publishTime":"2023-06-16T06:28:05Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"11 months ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Genuinely just a really poor school. Teaching standards are horrendous and most students who joined the school ambitious come out with very poor results. Please do not listen to the 'Outstanding' rating that Ofsted gave over 7 years ago, this school must've been very different then. Many, many better schools nearby that unlike this school, won't set your child up for failure. Many people come to the school after being expelled from their old school because this is one of the few schools in Reading that admit students that've been expelled. During the mock exams, the students that hadn't passed were made to stay behind during the results assembly and were blamed for not putting in enough effort, except the school didn't consider their disorganised teaching could've been the cause for this. Another example is when all the boys toilets in the school were locked for weeks except for one, because students had been graffitiing the walls. During break and lunch there were always queues to go into the extremely unsanitary toilet which ended up making students late to their lessons afterwards. During exam season, we had police dogs come rounds all the classrooms on multiple occasions, year 10 and 11 were taken out of their lessons once and made to go into the hall where everyone's bags were searched and we were made to go through metal detectors. Obviously extreme, you could argue it was necessary if there was genuine risk that someone may've brought in something dangerous, but do you really want to send your child to a school where this is a concern? I don't want to generalise the staff because there are genuinely some really nice and hardworking teachers who go the extra mile to teach, but this is sadly overshadowed by the unprofessional staff who don't care about student wellbeing or progress, an incompetent leadership team who don't listen to any constructive criticism. I've seen multiple times teachers cursing at the top of their lungs at students. Please do you and your child a favour and don't make them leave their current school to come here.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Genuinely just a really poor school. Teaching standards are horrendous and most students who joined the school ambitious come out with very poor results. Please do not listen to the 'Outstanding' rating that Ofsted gave over 7 years ago, this school must've been very different then. Many, many better schools nearby that unlike this school, won't set your child up for failure. Many people come to the school after being expelled from their old school because this is one of the few schools in Reading that admit students that've been expelled. During the mock exams, the students that hadn't passed were made to stay behind during the results assembly and were blamed for not putting in enough effort, except the school didn't consider their disorganised teaching could've been the cause for this. Another example is when all the boys toilets in the school were locked for weeks except for one, because students had been graffitiing the walls. During break and lunch there were always queues to go into the extremely unsanitary toilet which ended up making students late to their lessons afterwards. During exam season, we had police dogs come rounds all the classrooms on multiple occasions, year 10 and 11 were taken out of their lessons once and made to go into the hall where everyone's bags were searched and we were made to go through metal detectors. Obviously extreme, you could argue it was necessary if there was genuine risk that someone may've brought in something dangerous, but do you really want to send your child to a school where this is a concern? I don't want to generalise the staff because there are genuinely some really nice and hardworking teachers who go the extra mile to teach, but this is sadly overshadowed by the unprofessional staff who don't care about student wellbeing or progress, an incompetent leadership team who don't listen to any constructive criticism. I've seen multiple times teachers cursing at the top of their lungs at students. Please do you and your child a favour and don't make them leave their current school to come here.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"*","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/114320727428983393946\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocLLg-6SD1NmBQINWx9Kwm7dRAsR8aJERFJ2XxhrAzjrcg=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-10-05T15:20:21Z"}]