38%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
12%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
24.2
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
0%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
297.1
EBacc APS · 2024/25
387
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
35%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 07/03/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCumberland
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.6:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Energy Coast UTC · Secondary with sixth form · Cumberland
Part ofENERGY COAST UTC
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
38%
-10pp
48%43%38%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 38%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
12%
-11pp
28%20%12%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 12%
Attainment 8
24.2
-3.3
35.229.724.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 24.2
EBacc entry
0%
0pp
0%0%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 0%
EBacc APS
297.1
-33.8
330.9268.9206.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 297.1
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
387
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
0%
FSM eligible
33%
SEN
5%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
35%
Contact
Address
Blackwood Road, Lillyhall, Workington, CA14 4JW
Local authority
Cumberland
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 38% | 12% | 24.2 | Not applicable | 0% | 297.1 | 0% | 387 |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 23% | 27.5 | -1.60 | 0% | 330.9 | 0% | 371 |
| 2022/23 | 48% | 20% | 29.3 | -1.48 | 0% | 304.8 | 0% | 377 |
| 2021/22 | 46% | 28% | 30.9 | -1.25 | 0% | 284.2 | 0% | 392 |
| 2018/19 | 47% | 15% | 35.2 | -0.84 | 0% | 206.9 | 0% | 285 |
| 2017/18 | 53% | 24% | 38.8 | -0.51 | 61% | 233.1 | 61% | 257 |
| 2016/17 | 70% | 31% | 44.5 | -0.32 | 66% | — | 66% | 258 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Not eligible | 71 |
| 2023/24 | 21.4 | D | -1.22 | Not eligible | 65 |
| 2022/23 | 10.0 | E | — | Not eligible | 68 |
| 2021/22 | 11.2 | E | — | Suppressed | 85 |
| 2018/19 | 21.7 | D+ | -0.30 | Suppressed | 71 |
| 2017/18 | 14.3 | E+ | -0.14 | Suppressed | 42 |
| 2016/17 | 8.0 | E- | -0.46 | Not eligible | 63 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 387 | 21.5 | 5% | 0% | 33% | 10% | 35% |
| 2023/24 | 371 | 20.6 | 5% | 0% | 25% | 9% | 34% |
| 2022/23 | 377 | 18.9 | 6% | 1% | 27% | 11% | 38% |
| 2021/22 | 392 | 17.5 | 6% | 0% | 33% | 12% | 39% |
| 2020/21 | 355 | 16.7 | 11% | 1% | 19% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 285 | 14.4 | 3% | 0% | 35% | 9% | 26% |
| 2017/18 | 257 | 13.4 | 2% | 0% | 32% | 7% | 18% |
| 2016/17 | 258 | 13.0 | 12% | 0% | 22% | 5% | 8% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.