West Lakes Academy is a vibrant 11-18 secondary school nestled in the western edge of the picturesque Lake District of Cumbria, serving a dynamic community of 1,200 students. Since opening in September 2008 and moving into our state-of-the-art £26m building in 2012, we have been committed to delivering the highest quality education in an environment that inspires success.
Our vision is to succeed in ‘Changing Lives through Learning’ by providing the very best possible educational opportunities for young people in West Cumbria. We have extremely high hopes for all of our students and our highly skilled and enthusiastic members of staff encourage children to have high ambitions and to work hard to achieve these.
Mr Stephen Grant
West Lakes Academy is committed to the creation of a fully inclusive, aspirational, high achieving Centre of Excellence, firmly rooted in the local community. Our vision is to succeed in ‘Changing Lives through Learning’ by providing the very best possible educational opportunities for young people in West Cumbria.
Changing Lives Learning Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust with Sponsor Status and is a not for profit charity which sponsors primary and secondary academies.
Some of our Year 6 pupils got hands-on with a practical science lesson this morning as part of our Year 6 Taster Day 🧪
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✨ Welcome to Our Future WLA Students! ✨
Today, we were delighted to welcome our incoming Year 6 students to West Lakes Academy for their Taster Day, and what a fantastic start they’ve made!
Students have already met their new tutors, spent time getting to know their fellow tutor groups, and begun to experience what a typical WLA day looks like. They’ve discovered their student houses, taken part in engaging welcome activities, and are now enjoying their very first taster lessons in subjects such as History, Geography, and Science.
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TASTER DAY 2026 🌟🤝
We can't wait to meet our new Year 7 students tomorrow for Taster Day!
Here's a reminder of the details for the day...
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🏏 Cricket Result | WLA vs St Benedict’s
We had an exciting game of cricket yesterday with a fantastic team performance from WLA 🙌
WLA produced an excellent bowling display to restrict St Benedict’s to 76-5:
👏 Josh Jenkinson – 4 overs, 5 runs
👏 Harry Carpenter – 4 overs, 5 runs, 2 wickets
👏 Harry Collins – 3 overs, 5 runs, 1 wicket
👏 Joel Faragher – 3 overs, 4 runs, 2 wickets
In reply, WLA chased it down to finish 77-7 and secure the win 💪
⭐ Sam Carpenter top scored with 30 (retired)
It went right down to the wire, with a match-winning partnership between Euan Douglas and Harry Collins, adding 13 crucial runs, with Euan hitting the winning run off the final ball! 💥
A great game played in brilliant spirit, thank you to St Benedict’s for travelling 👏
🙏 Huge thanks to Egremont CC for the use of their ground – we couldn’t do it without you!
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Important notice about sport’s day tomorrow. Please note the plan is to move this to the final week.
More information to come.
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Last week, our PE department hosted a fantastic Sports Awards Evening, celebrating the outstanding achievements of our students throughout the year. 🏊♂️🏉🏃♀️🏏
It was wonderful to see so many parents and carers joining us to recognise their hard work, dedication and success. Well done to all our award winners, we’re incredibly proud of you!
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PROM PART 4 🪩✨
What a night! Year 11 absolutely shone at their Prom on Friday at The Whitehaven Golf Club.… See more
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PROM PART 3 🪩✨
What a night! Year 11 absolutely shone at their Prom on Friday at The Whitehaven Golf Club.… See more
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PROM PART 2 🪩✨
What a night! Year 11 absolutely shone at their Prom on Friday at The Whitehaven Golf Club.… See more
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PROM PART 1 🪩✨
What a night! Year 11 absolutely shone at their Prom on Friday at The Whitehaven Golf Club.
They laughed through the fun awards, enjoyed a great evening together, and danced the night away. Massive shout‑out to The Golf Club Whitehaven, Picture Blast, and Ian Brathwaite DJ for bringing the magic.
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YEAR 7 ATHLETICS 🏃♂️🏃♀️🥇🥈🥉
A fantastic day at Copeland Stadium on Wednesday with our Year 7 athletes. Every one of our 35 students performed brilliantly and represented the school with pride. We’re thrilled that 16 students have qualified for the next stage. Well done, everyone, you were amazing!
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