OFSTED
7 March 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
University technical college
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Cumberland
Trust
ENERGY COAST UTC
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
383
383 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
144
37.6% of pupils
Male pupils
239
62.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.4 pts
above England
School
28.2%
Cumberland
21.7%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.5 pts
below England
School
1.8%
Cumberland
6.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
below England
School
0.3%
Cumberland
0.4%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
96.3%
369
African
1.0%
4
Any other Mixed background
0.8%
3
Unclassified
0.8%
3
Bangladeshi
0.5%
2
Any other Asian background
0.3%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.1%
73 of
383 pupils
1.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
24.2
15.0 pts
below England
Latest published: -1.60 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
10.34%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.12 pts
higher than
England
School
10.34%
Cumberland
5.32%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
35.00%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
19.18 pts
higher than
England
School
35.00%
Cumberland
11.73%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.50%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.70 pts
higher than
England
School
2.50%
Cumberland
0.99%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
68.4%
23.9 pts
below England
Energy Coast UTC
68.4%
Cumberland
81.8%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.