West Lakes Academy

State-Funded School

west-lakes-academy-cumberland-north-west

North WestRegion

CumberlandLocal Authority

Whitehaven and WorkingtonConstituency

CA22 2DQPostcode

2.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

West Lakes Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Cumberland, North West.

It currently serves 1,017 pupils. West Lakes Academy is part of CHANGING LIVES LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Inadequate

Quality ofeducation

Inadequate

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 40.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 32%
EBacc average point score: 3.51

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,017

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

26%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,017
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: CHANGING LIVES LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
13 Jul 2025	Inadequate	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Not judged
10 Apr 2017	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.