BMAT STEM Academy

BMAT STEM Academy is a University Technical College within the Harlow College campus in Harlow, Essex, England, which opened in September 2014 as Sir Charles Kao UTC.[1] It was named after the Nobel Prize winning scientist Charles K. Kao who worked and studied at Standard Telecommunication Laboratories in Harlow.

BMAT STEM Academy
Address
Velizy Avenue Harlow , Essex , CM20 3EZ
Coordinates	51.7695°N 0.0989°E / 51.7695; 0.0989
Information
Type	University Technical College
Established	1 September 2014 (2014-09-01)
Department for Education URN	145931 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head of School	Dustin Schuyler
Staff	25-30
Gender	Coeducational
Age	14 to 19
Website	www.bmatstemacademy.org

An Ofsted report in April 2017 gave the school a "Requires improvement" grade in all categories; at that time the school had 140 students[2] although its capacity was 500.[3]

From April 2018, the school was re-launched as a member of BMAT,[4] an academy trust which runs schools in Essex including Burnt Mill Academy and Epping St John's.[5][6] It was renamed to the BMAT STEM Academy.[7]

References

1. "Sir Charles Kao UTC in Harlow opens its doors to new students". Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
2. "School report - Sir Charles Kao UTC" (PDF). Ofsted. April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
3. "Sir Charles Kao Utc". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
4. "BMAT EDUCATION - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
5. "Sir Charles Kao UTC joins Burnt Mill family". Your Harlow. 16 January 2018. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
6. "Burnt Mill and Sir Charles Kao link up". Burnt Mill Academy Trust. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
7. "STEM Academy". Burnt Mill Academy Trust. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.

External links

• Official website