Energy Coast UTC
Ofsted: Good
Score
F34
- Type
- University technical college
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Workington, CA14 4JW
- Distance
- 0.7km away
Branthwaite Academy
Branthwaite Road, Workington, CA14 4SS
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Independent
Phase
56
Capacity
4-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2024 SATs · Ofsted inspection 15 October 2024.
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 15 October 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form provision
- Requires improvement
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 1.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 10
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 78.0%
- Continued in education
- 67.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 11.0%
- Not sustained
- 22.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 66
- Boys
- 59 (80%)
- Girls
- 15 (20%)
- Capacity
- 56 (132% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 39.7%
- EAL
- 1.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 100.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 6.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 10.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £36,242/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
- 14.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 27.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools special
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 98.5%
- White Other: 1.5%
98.5%
White British
1.5%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Branthwaite Road
Workington, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 143723
- UKPRN
- 10083742
- Establishment No.
- 7003
- Trust
- THE EDEN ACADEMY
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