Workington Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C55
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Workington, CA14 4EB
- Distance
- 3.0km away
Energy Coast UTC
Blackwood Road, Lillyhall, Workington, CA14 4JW
Local ranking19th of 19 secondary schools in Cumberland
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
560
Capacity
14-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 7 March 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 22.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 9.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 27.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 108
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Continued in education
- 61.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 18.0%
- Employment
- 10.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Higher education
- 7.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 45.0%
- Employment
- 31.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
2
A-Level Students
- Applied General Avg Points
- 25.9
- 16-18 Cohort
- 115
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 387
- Boys
- 239 (62%)
- Girls
- 144 (38%)
- Capacity
- 560 (68% full)
- SEND
- 5.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 33.0%
- EAL
- 0.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.7%
- SEN Support
- 0.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 13.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 27.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,390/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 35.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- University technical college
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 97.7%
- Mixed Other: 0.8%
- White Other: 0.3%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.3%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.3%
- Asian Other: 0.3%
- Black African: 0.3%
97.7%
White British
0.8%
Mixed Other
0.3%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Blackwood Road
Workington, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 140600
- UKPRN
- 10046227
- Establishment No.
- 4002
- Trust
- ENERGY COAST UTC
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