West Lakes Academy

School Name: West Lakes Academy
Address: Main Street
Town/City: Egremont
County: Cumbria
Postcode: CA22 2DQ
Telephone Number: 01946 820356
Website: https://wla.education

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18)
Type: Academy sponsor led
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2008
Trust: Changing Lives Learning Trust
Sponsor: Changing Lives Learning Trust

Principal: Mr Stephen Grant
Capacity: 1150
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1017 (52% boys & 48% girls)
Enrollment: 88% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 28.2%

URN: 135632
DfE Number: 942/6907
UKPRN: 10024151
UPRN: 100110734347
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: Cumberland (E06000063)
Constituency: Whitehaven and Workington (E14001583)
Electoral Ward: Egremont (E05014188)

Easting & Northing: 301019E, 510967N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 29' 5.99" N 3° 31' 45.17" W
Plus Code: 9C6RFFMC+X8

DfE Record: View record

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2. Bookwell Primary School (0.5km)
3. Orgill Primary School (0.6km)
4. Thornhill Primary School (2.3km)
5. Moor Row Community Primary School (3.4km)
6. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (3.7km)
7. Cleator Moor Nursery School (3.9km)
8. Montreal CofE Primary School (3.9km)
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10. Beckermet CofE School (4.2km)

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