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Lakelands Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Oswestry Road, Ellesmere SY12 0EA · lakelandsacademy.org.uk · 01691 622543
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Shropshire 42.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 590
- 10 over 580 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 23.1%
- First language not English
- 5.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 107 families put the school first and 113 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 113 | 107 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 111 | 110 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 114 | 126 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 111 | 121 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 113 | 111 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.1, and 34% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Shropshire it was 42.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼34.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼61.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ●41.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.93 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 7.5 | −3.5 |
| Sixth form college | 36.8 | +1.8 |
| Further education | 26.4 | +7.4 |
| Other education | 0.9 | −2.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.8 | −2.2 |
| Employment | 6.6 | −4.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.4 | −3.6 |
| Activity not captured | 9.4 | +6.4 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Lakelands Academy on 9 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 9 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
71% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (93 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 71%
- Replies
- 93
- 17% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 34 parents (37%) with SEND