UTC Warrington

UTC Warrington
Established 2016
Type UTC
Headteacher Lee Barber[1]
Chair of Governors M Houghton[2]
Location Dallam Lane
Warrington
Cheshire
WA2 7NG[1]
England
Local authority Warrington
DfE number 877/4004
DfE URN 142899 Tables
Students 357[1]
Gender Mixed
Ages 14–19[1]
Website UTC Warrington website

UTC Warrington is a university technical college which opened in September 2016 in Warrington, United Kingdom.[3] It is for students aged 14 to 19,[4] and focuses on energy and engineering.[4] The UTC is sponsored by Manchester Metropolitan University and engineering companies including Sellafield Ltd, Amec Foster Wheeler, Rolls-Royce, National Nuclear Laboratories, Atkins, Fircroft Engineering, Kawasaki Robotics and Jungheinrich.[5]

It is located in the heart of Warrington's Stadium Quarter redevelopment area, where it acts as an anchor tenant.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "URN 142899 UTC Warrington". Edubase/DfE. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  2. "The Governing Body". UTC Warrington. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  3. "UTC Warrington - UTC Warrington". utcwarrington.org. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Mayor highlights potential to achieve at UTC Warrington after visiting Bolton facility". warringtonguardian.co.uk. Warrington Guardian. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  5. Skentelbery, David (26 September 2015). "Applications pour in for University Technical College". warrington-worldwide.co.uk. Warrington Worldwide. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  6. "New University Technical College in Warrington gets go ahead". Retrieved 14 September 2016.
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