[3] The UTC's sponsors were the University of Hertfordshire, Hilton Worldwide (whose European base is in Watford), The Grove, Toshiba, and Twin Technology who specialise in server provision and virtualisation.

In 2018 it failed to set a balanced budget and had its funding monitored by central government.

[10] The school struggled to attract pupils, and in 2021 it announced plans to open a Key Stage 3 section, teaching eleven year olds.

[11] The Department for Education confirmed that The Watford UTC would close at the end of the 2022/2023 academic year.

The information was accessed via the Watford UTC website's page on courses offered.