[1] After receiving an "inadequate" rating in every category in an Ofsted inspection in March 2018, the college joined The Howard Academy Trust in November 2018 and its name was changed.

A 2017 government briefing document contains a Standard Impact Assessment[6] which showed that St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive, Bishop of Rochester Academy and The Hundred of Hoo Academy were likely to be severely impacted by the creation of the UTC, losing pupils.

Dr Buck left mid-year, at Christmas 2017, to become CEO of an International School in Abu Dhabi.

[9] The change gave the UTC a three-year respite from Ofsted inspections, as it was classed as a "fresh start".

At Key Stage 4, students were offered English, Maths and Science (Combined or Biology, Physics, Chemistry).

[4] Medway UTC was rated 'inadequate', by the OFSTED judgement published 4 May 2018; it was criticised for low expectations, narrow curriculum and poor results in its specialist subjects.