London Design and Engineering UTC, London

In 2026, pupils at London Design and Engineering UTC averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.6 in Newham and 47 across England.

47% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 54% in Newham and 47% in England.

That is down from 49.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.38: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 43.5, against 53.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 10 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 18 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Engineering Studies and Business Studies.

Across Newham, 74% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Newham lodged 199 appeals against secondary school offers; 170 reached a hearing and 5 succeeded (2.9% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to London Design and Engineering UTC are Kingsford Community School (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.9); Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.2); Royal Docks Academy (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40); and Royal Greenwich Trust School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38.8).

London Design and Engineering UTC's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

London Design and Engineering UTC is run by its own single-school academy trust.

48 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about London Design and Engineering UTC (as of April 2026): 90% would recommend the school, 85% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that their child is happy at the school (85%).

Of the 99 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 37% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 220 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 45% went on to university or other higher education, 12% to apprenticeships and 17% into work. 4% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

45.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 56.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (35%), Black (18%) and White British (12%).

In 2026, 72 pupils (8.4%) received SEN support and 29 (3.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

London Design and Engineering UTC had 66 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Cyprus, about 140 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Devalls Close, 140 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 335 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Newham (1080).

In 2024/25, London Design and Engineering UTC issued 30 suspensions, 3.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to London Design and Engineering UTC are Winsor Primary School (0.3 miles), Gallions Primary School (0.4 miles), North Beckton Primary School (0.8 miles) and Drew Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.