West Lakes Academy

Academy sponsor led · Secondary school · Egremont, Cumberland
CA22 2DQ
Composite score
51.0

About West Lakes Academy

West Lakes Academy is a secondary school in Egremont, Cumberland, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led. Around 1,124 pupils aged 11 to 18 attend the school. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 40.8, below the national average of 46. That is down 1.2 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

32% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 52% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. West Lakes Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#2,418
National rank
#313
In North West
#12
In Cumberland
Top 76%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
40.8
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
32%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
52%
% EBacc grade 5+
7%
EBacc average points score
3.51

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Requires improvement

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,124 % FSM ever-6 27.6% % EAL 1.8% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed

Location

Nearby secondary schools

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