Energy Coast UTC
Workington · Cumberland
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About Energy Coast UTC
Energy Coast UTC is a secondary academy in Workington, Cumberland. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
ENERGY COAST UTC is a Single-academy trust. The trust operates 1 member school: 1 secondary school. Local authorities: Cumberland. Regions: North West. — from the ENERGY COAST UTC public record.
Energy Coast UTC is a secondary academy in Workington, Cumberland, part of ENERGY COAST UTC. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- Energy Coast UTC
- Address
- Blackwood Road, Lillyhall
- Postcode
- CA14 4JW
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Parliamentary constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington
- URN (official identifier)
- 140600
- Establishment number
- 4002
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 14–19 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Number of pupils
- 383
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 560
- School type
- University technical college
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- ENERGY COAST UTC
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Headteacher
- Ms Cherry Tingle
- Ofsted inspection
- Good · Inspected 7 Mar 2023Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.energycoastutc.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01900606446
- Date opened
- 1 Sep 2014
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Energy Coast UTC
| 2025/26 | This school | Cumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 383 | 39,002 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 28.2% | 21.9% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 15.7% | 14.2% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 3.4% | 6.0% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 1.8% | 6.3% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
3 published inspections for Energy Coast UTC.
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 9 May 2023
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Outcomes for pupils
- Outstanding
- 16 to 19 study programmes
- Outstanding
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Outstanding
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Outstanding
Report published 9 Jul 2019
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- 16 to 19 study programmes
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 9 Mar 2017
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Energy Coast UTC
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Cumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 9.8% | 8.6% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 28.0% | 23.2% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Energy Coast UTC
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £102,300 for 93 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Cumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 34.8% | 23.7% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £383 | £316 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Energy Coast UTC
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Secondary · 387 pupils.
| This school | Cumberland average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £4,291,000 £11,088 per pupil | £8,146 | £8,283 |
| Total spending | £3,634,000 £9,390 per pupil | £7,760 | £7,843 |
| Teaching staff | £1,795,000 £4,638 per pupil · 49.4% | £4,349 · 56.0% | £4,419 · 56.3% |
| Education support staff | £141,000 £364 per pupil · 3.9% | £952 · 12.3% | £788 · 10.0% |
| Supply and agency staff | £114,000 £295 per pupil · 3.1% | £125 · 1.6% | £161 · 2.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £114,000 £295 per pupil · 3.1% | £118 · 1.5% | £132 · 1.7% |
| In-year balance | £657,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £944,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £8,935 per pupil, supply and agency £108 per pupil — spending up £455 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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