West Lakes Academy is a secondary school located in Egremont. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 15/03/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Main Street, Egremont, CA22 2DQ
Website: http://www.westlakesacademy.org.uk/
Telephone: 01946820356
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mr James Jackson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135632

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 15/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1150
Number of Pupils: 1199
Number of Boys: 600
Number of Girls: 599

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.26 Confidence interval 0.08 to 0.44
Of the 196 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 196 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:60%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:43%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:50.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.46
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Bridget's Catholic Primary School
St Bridget's Lane, CA22 2BD
403 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Bookwell Primary School
Bookwell, CA22 2LT
586 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Orgill Primary School
Southey Avenue, Orgill CA22 2HH
700 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Thornhill Primary School
Ehen Road, Thornhill CA22 2SJ
2,460 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4West Lakes Academy
Main Street, CA22 2DQ
0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.