West Lakes Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Egremont, Cumberland Council, teaching 1,017 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded quality of education as Inadequate at its most recent inspection in June 2025. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 40.8 (England 46.1). Term dates and holidays for 2025–2026 are listed below.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for West Lakes Academy.

Latest inspection
Graded inspection No single overall grade (Sept 2024+)

From September 2024 Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. These are the graded judgement areas from the latest inspection.

Quality of educationInadequate
Behaviour & attitudesRequires improvement
Personal developmentRequires improvement
Leadership & managementInadequate
Sixth formRequires improvement
S5 Inspection · Inspected 17 Jun 2025 · Published 13 Jul 2025
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Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for West Lakes Academy.

West Lakes Academy term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Autumn Term 2025 Wednesday 03 September 2025 - Friday 19 December 2025 Term
  • Autumn Half Term Holiday Monday 27 October 2025 - Friday 31 October 2025 Holiday
  • Spring Term 2026 Thursday 08 January 2026 - Friday 27 March 2026 Term
  • Spring Half Term Holiday Monday 16 February 2026 - Friday 20 February 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term 2026 Monday 13 April 2026 - Friday 17 July 2026 Term
  • Summer Half Term Holiday Monday 25 May 2026 - Friday 29 May 2026 Holiday
  • Christmas Holiday Monday 22 December 2025 - Friday 02 January 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Holiday Monday 30 March 2026 - Friday 10 April 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Holiday Monday 20 July 2026 - Tuesday 01 September 2026 Holiday
  • New Year's Day Thursday 01 January 2026 Event
  • Good Friday Friday 03 April 2026 Event
  • Easter Monday Monday 06 April 2026 Holiday
  • Early May Bank Holiday Monday 04 May 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday Monday 25 May 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday Monday 31 August 2026 Holiday
  • Christmas Day Friday 25 December 2026 Holiday
  • Boxing Day Saturday 26 December 2026 Event
  • Inset Day Monday 01 September 2025 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Tuesday 02 September 2025 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Friday 03 October 2025 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Tuesday 06 January 2026 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Wednesday 07 January 2026 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Monday 22 June 2026 Inset Day

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
40.8 Attainment 8 England 46.1
32% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4%
28.69 A level average score England 35
24.1% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare West Lakes Academy with Cumberland Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 40.8 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Cumberland Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 40.8
Cumberland Council 42.3 England 46.1 -5.3 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 32%
Cumberland Council 36.5% England 45.4% -13.4 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 28.9
Cumberland Council 31.5 England 34.9 -6 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 16.6
Cumberland Council 14.3 England 15.5 +1.1 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 28.7%
Cumberland Council 24.2% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 181
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 28.69 A level average point score

Results for students finishing post-16 study.

This school Cumberland Council England

A level average point score · Per entry, 50 = A* 28.69
Cumberland Council 31.8 England 35 -6.3 vs England
A level students · Small cohorts swing wildly 65
Attendance 24.1% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Cumberland Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 24.1%
Cumberland Council 16.2% England 17.8% +6.3 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 10%
Cumberland Council 6.5% England 6.8% +3.2 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 90% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Cumberland Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 90%
Cumberland Council 91% England 92% -2 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 74%
Cumberland Council 79% England 83% -9 vs England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 91% In education, apprenticeship or work

Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.

This school Cumberland Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 91%
Cumberland Council 83% England 79% +12 vs England
Went to higher education 34%
Cumberland Council 33% England 37% -3 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for West Lakes Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to West Lakes Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.