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Energy Coast UTC
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 14–19 · University technical college
Blackwood Road, Lillyhall, Workington CA14 4JW · energycoastutc.co.uk · 01900 606446
On the mapSearch near CA14 4JW
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 24.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Cumberland 42.3, England 46
- Pupils
- 383
- 68% of 560 places
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 32.9%
- First language not English
- 1.8%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Energy Coast Utc
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 24.2, and 12.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cumberland it was 42.3, and across England 46.
In 2023/24 the average A level result was grade D (21.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼24.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼12.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼38.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.30 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 48.8 | +4.1 |
| Further education | 16 | −16 |
| Apprenticeship | 21.6 | +9.9 |
| Employment | 4.8 | +1.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.2 | −0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 1.6 | +0.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
All academic average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 students | C- (25.8) | Average +0.21 | |
| 40 students | Merit (26) | Below average -0.21 | |
| 21 students | Merit (24.8) | Average +0.37 |
| Earlier years: All academic | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 12 | D (20) | -0.92 |
| 2022/23 | 23 | E+ (14.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 22 | E+ (13.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 43 | D (20.1) | -0.19 |
| 2017/18 | 33 | E+ (14.8) | -0.10 |
| 2016/17 | 55 | E (8.7) | -0.46 |
| 2015/16 | 35 | U (4.8) | -0.86 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 5.3 | −5.4 |
| Further and other education | 3.5 | −0.5 |
| Further education | 1.8 | — |
| Other education | 1.8 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 50.9 | +5.6 |
| Employment | 31.6 | +12.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7 | −9 |
| Activity not captured | 1.8 | −3.5 |
Ofsted
Energy Coast UTC was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 7 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Feb 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (44 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 44
- 12% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (27%) with SEND