Lakelands Academy

State-Funded School
lakelands-academy-shropshire-west-midlandsLink
Region
West MidlandsRegion
ShropshireLocal Authority
North ShropshireConstituency
Postcode
SY12 0EAPostcode
3.2
Academic Performance
Previous Ofsted

About the School

Lakelands Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Shropshire, West Midlands.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 590 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 9 Jun 2026 · published 29 Jun 2026

Current inspection
Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

  • Inclusion
    Expected standard
  • Curriculum and teaching
    Expected standard
  • Achievement
    Expected standard
  • Attendance and behaviour
    Needs attention
  • Personal development and wellbeing
    Expected standard
  • Leadership and governance
    Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8
43.1
1.6 vs national average
Grade 5+ in English & maths
34%
8% vs national average
EBacc average point score
3.93
≈ national average

Ethnicity

White
93%
Asian
1%
Black
<1%
Mixed
1%
Chinese
<1%
Any other group
1%
Unclassified
3%

Pupils

590

Total Pupils

54%Boys
46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals
23%
England average
27%
First language not English
5%
England average
22%
Young carers
3%
England average
1%
0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase
Secondary
Age range
11 – 16
Deprivation band
Less deprived
Total pupils
590
IDACI quintile
2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published
Overall
16 Feb 2022
Good
12 Jul 2012
Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.

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