Energy Coast UTC
Blackwood Road, Lillyhall, Workington, CA14 4JW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- University technical college
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ENERGY COAST UTC
- Principal
- Ms Cherry Tingle
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 560
- Pupils on roll
- 383
- URN
- 140600
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01900606446
About this school
Energy Coast UTC is a secondary school in Workington. It teaches children aged 14 to 19 and has 383 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Energy Coast UTC, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 122 | 125 | 129 |
| Attainment 8 score | 29.3 | 27.5 | 24.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.48 -1.73 to -1.23 | -1.60 -1.86 to -1.35 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 20% | 23.2% | 12.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 48% | 48% | 38% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Energy Coast UTC has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cumberland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 29.3 | 36.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 27.5 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 24.2 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 377 |
| 2023/24 | 371 |
| 2024/25 | 387 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Energy Coast UTC compares
Energy Coast UTC ranked 19th of 19 secondary schools in Cumberland for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 19% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 24.2 | 10.3% | 33% | 383 | — |
| Workington Academy | 40.5 | 7.3% | 31.3% | 1,234 | 1.9 miles |
| St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington | 37.4 | 7.4% | 43.7% | 539 | 1.9 miles |
| St Benedict's Catholic High School | 41.2 | 8.5% | 30.5% | 990 | 5.3 miles |
| The Whitehaven Academy | 39.7 | 8.7% | 32.2% | 859 | 5.5 miles |
| Netherhall School | 39.7 | 6.6% | 39% | 894 | 7.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.96%
- English as an additional language
- 0.3%
- Overall absence
- 10.34%
- Persistent absence
- 35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Workington Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Workington
-
St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington1.9 miles
Secondary · Workington
-
St Benedict's Catholic High School5.3 miles
Secondary · Whitehaven
-
The Whitehaven Academy5.5 miles
Secondary · Whitehaven
-
Netherhall School7.2 miles
Secondary · Maryport
Other schools in Workington
- St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington Secondary
- Workington Academy Secondary
- Ashfield Infant & Nursery School Primary
- Ashfield Junior School Primary
- Beckstone Primary School Primary
- Dean CofE School Primary
- Derwent Vale Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Distington Community School Primary
- Northside Primary School Primary
- Seaton Academy Primary
- Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School Primary
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Workington Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Energy Coast UTC teach?
- Energy Coast UTC teaches children aged 14 to 19. It is a secondary school in Workington.
- Who is the principal of Energy Coast UTC?
- The principal of Energy Coast UTC is Ms Cherry Tingle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Energy Coast UTC been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Energy Coast UTC, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Energy Coast UTC?
- Energy Coast UTC has 383 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 19.
- Is Energy Coast UTC full?
- Energy Coast UTC has capacity for 560 pupils and 383 on roll (68%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Energy Coast UTC a faith school?
- No. Energy Coast UTC has no designated religious character.
- Is Energy Coast UTC a selective school?
- No. Energy Coast UTC is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Energy Coast UTC part of an academy trust?
- Energy Coast UTC is part of ENERGY COAST UTC. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Energy Coast UTC's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 29.3 in 2022/23 and 24.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Energy Coast UTC compare with other schools in Cumberland?
- Energy Coast UTC ranked 19th of 19 secondary schools in Cumberland for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 19% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Energy Coast UTC's absence rate?
- Energy Coast UTC's overall absence rate is 10.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Energy Coast UTC's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Energy Coast UTC's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.