Energy Coast UTC

Energy Coast UTC is performing well, achieving a 'Good' rating across all domains during its recent inspection, after previously being rated 'Outstanding' four years ago. The school has shown resilience and adaptability, successfully supporting its diverse intake which often includes pupils with disrupted educational backgrounds. Leaders and staff maintain high expectations for pupil achievement and behaviour, creating a nurturing environment where students feel safe and valued. The quality of education is solid with particular strengths in vocational pathways related to engineering and construction, benefiting students' future opportunities.

Strengths

• High expectations for pupil achievement and behaviour.
• Nurturing and welcoming environment for learning.
• Strong vocational pathways aligned with local employers.
• Effective support for pupils' mental health and well-being.
• Good relationships between pupils and staff.
• Positive career guidance and work experience opportunities.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent use of assessment systems to identify gaps in subject knowledge.
• Some pupils demonstrate irregular attendance, impacting learning.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Energy Coast UTC attended 89.7% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 35.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 17.1% of pupils at Energy Coast UTC were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 2 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Energy Coast UTC had 13.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.7% of pupils at Energy Coast UTC were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Energy Coast UTC received £11,088 and spent £9,390 for each of its 387 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £944,000 (£2,439 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Energy Coast UTC's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Energy Coast UTC is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Energy Coast UTC last inspected by Ofsted?

Energy Coast UTC was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Energy Coast UTC have?

Energy Coast UTC has 383 pupils on roll.

What age range does Energy Coast UTC cover?

Energy Coast UTC for pupils aged 14 to 19.

Where is Energy Coast UTC?

Energy Coast UTC is at Blackwood Road, Lillyhall, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 4JW.