West Lakes Academy, Egremont
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Sixth Form
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
West Lakes Academy prioritizes pupil wellbeing and has established a calm, respectful atmosphere where students feel safe and cared for. The school is taking positive action on safeguarding and has recently improved how it responds to pupil concerns. For students in the sixth form vocational programmes, the school provides well-matched learning that leads to good outcomes and positive destinations.
Key Strengths
- Pupils feel safe and enjoy respectful relationships with caring staff
- Recent improvements in how the school responds to pupils' concerns and safeguarding arrangements are effective
- Some sixth-form vocational students achieve well and move to meaningful destinations
- New leadership team has begun developing systems to address educational weaknesses
Areas for Improvement
- Curriculum lacks coherence and doesn't build pupils' deep understanding or prepare them for future learning stages
- Teachers don't check what pupils have learned or address gaps in knowledge effectively
- Pupils with SEND receive weak support due to staff lacking necessary expertise, except for enhanced 'West Lakes Connect' provision
- Low expectations of pupils' attitudes to learning and limited resilience-building support
- Limited extracurricular activities and wider opportunities to develop talents and leadership skills
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with the school taking swift and appropriate action on pupil concerns.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports clubs, art clubs, music clubs, peer counseling roles, sixth-form buddy schemes
West Lakes Academy has declined significantly since its previous outstanding rating. The school's quality of education is inadequate, with particular concerns about weak curriculum delivery and low achievement for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged students.
At a Glance
28.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
239 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
22.0
Avg class size
49
Total classes
5 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
88%
Available places
1,017 pupils
1,150 capacity
133 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Egremont
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Egremont
Admissions Demand - Cumberland
Places available
3,150
Applications
2,811
Got 1st preference
97.2%
Got preferred school
99.4%
Secondary admissions across Cumberland (2025/26)
Inspection History(8)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
9.95092%
Overall absence
24.09274%
Persistent absence
992
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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