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West Lakes Academy

Secondary school in Egremont, Cumberland. No overall grade. Quality of education inadequate (Jun 2025). Special measures.

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 17 June 2025, report published 13 July 2025, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Special measures. Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern.

No overall grade. From September 2024 Ofsted stopped giving one, but still graded each area.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationInadequate
Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
Personal developmentRequires improvement
Leadership and managementInadequate
Sixth formRequires improvement
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around June 2029

The last inspection was in June 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby secondary schools

  1. 3.9 milesThe Whitehaven Academy

    Secondary, Whitehaven, Cumberland

    Good (May 2023)

  2. 4.3 milesSt Benedict's Catholic High School

    Secondary, Whitehaven, Cumberland

    Standards maintained (Jun 2025)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.