West Lakes Academy
About the school
West Lakes Academy is an open secondary school in Cumberland.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 17 June 2025
- Published
- 13 July 2025
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Category of concern: SM
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Requires improvement
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 40.8
- Cumberland
- 42.3
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Cumberland
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 32.00%
- Cumberland
- 36.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 51.90%
- Cumberland
- 57.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 24.90%
- Cumberland
- 32.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.51
- Cumberland
- 3.76
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 28.69
AAB or better
- School
- 3.80%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1124
Girls
48.93%
Boys
51.07%
SEN support
14.41%
Education, health and care plan
5.43%
English as an additional language
1.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
27.65%
Overall absence
9.95
Persistent absence
24.09
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
209
Sustained education or employment
90%
Education
74%
Apprenticeship
14%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
5%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
101
Sustained education or employment
91%
Higher education
34%
Further education
3%
Apprenticeship
40%
Employment
15%