Energy Coast UTC

University technical college·Secondary school Workington, Cumberland·CA14 4JW
Composite score
30.2
Compare Energy Coast UTC with another school
#3,181
National rank
#444
In North West
#19
In Cumberland
Top 100%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
24.2
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
12%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
38%
% EBacc grade 5+
0%
EBacc average points score
2.30

Ofsted judgements

Legacy framework · Read full report ↗

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

School profile

Age range
14–19
Pupils on roll
387
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
33.0%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
0.3%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
0.8%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
4.7%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
9.3%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
33.7%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
13.9
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£9,390
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
89%
122 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
61%
Apprenticeship
18%
Employment
10%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

About Energy Coast UTC

Energy Coast UTC is a secondary school in Workington, Cumberland, classified by the DfE as a university technical college. Around 387 pupils aged 14 to 19 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 24.2, well below the national average of 46. That is down 3.3 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

12% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 38% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. After Year 11, 89% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 9.3%. There are about 13.9 pupils per teacher. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

Compare Energy Coast UTC with another school