Energy Coast UTCWorkington Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Workington.

Summary of the comparison

Energy Coast UTC and Workington Academy are secondary schools in Workington.

  • Energy Coast UTC scores 35 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Workington Academy scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Workington Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Energy Coast UTC was judged Good and Workington Academy was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 24.2 for Energy Coast UTC and 40.5 for Workington Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Energy Coast UTC (30.9 in 2021-22, 24.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Workington Academy (43.6 in 2021-22, 40.5 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Energy Coast UTC versus Workington Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WorkingtonEnergy Coast UTCWorkingtonWorkington AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF35/100C56/100Stronger figure
Local ranking18th of 19 in Cumberland 5th of 19 in Cumberland Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeUniversity technical college Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range14-19 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll387 1,266
Capacity560 1,360
LocationWorkington, CA14 4JW Workington, CA14 4EB
GCSE results
Attainment 824.2 40.5 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths12.4% 33.5% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths38.0% 54.0% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc0.0% 38.6% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score2.30 3.56 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort129 176
A-level results
A-level entries2 64
A-level average pointsNot reported29.1 35.0
A-level average gradeNot reportedC
Best 3 A-levels pointsNot reported33.6 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjectsNot reported14.3% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census387 1,266
Free school meals (ever 6)33.0% 31.3%
English as an additional language0.3% 1.7%
SEN support0.8% 12.0%
SEN with an EHC plan4.7% 3.9%
Attendance
Overall absence10.3% 7.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence35.0% 19.7% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Energy Coast UTC

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