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.
We look forward to welcoming all students back to West Lakes Academy on Thursday 3rd September.
ℹ️Please can all parents/carers take a moment to login to the Edulink app and update their student and parent information.
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A Reminder About School Uniform
As we look forward to welcoming students back for the new term, we would like to remind everyone of our uniform expectations.
❌Please note that leggings and coloured trainers are not permitted.
✔️Students should wear black school shoes or all-black trainers only.
Girls may choose to wear either:
🔵A knee-length skirt with tights, or
🔵School trousers.
We appreciate your support in ensuring that all students arrive dressed smartly and ready to learn from the very first day of term.As families begin preparing for the new school year, we'd like to share a reminder of our uniform expectations for September.
We believe that being smart, ready and respectful every day helps students start the year positively and sets them up for success. Please take a few moments to check our uniform, equipment and attendance expectations before the new term begins.
Thank you for your continued support.
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CONGRATULATIONS, YEAR 11! 🎉
We are so proud of you all. There were plenty of smiles today as students collected their GCSE results and celebrated their hard work and achievements.
We can't wait to welcome many of you back in September for Sixth Form. Whatever path you choose next, we wish you the very best for the future. 🌟
Mr Grant commented: "This year’s GCSE results reflect the hard work and commitment of a highly valued year group, with a number of excellent individual performances and significant personal achievements across the cohort. Students have demonstrated maturity, ambition and determination throughout their time at the school, and there is much for them, their families and staff to celebrate.
The school looks forward to welcoming many students back into the Sixth Form and wishes those progressing to other education, training and employment opportunities every success for the future."
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GCSE RESULTS COLLECTION UPDATE
The Sports Hall is now closed for GCSE results collection.
If you have not yet collected your results, please visit Main Reception, where staff will be available until 4:00pm today.
Thank you, and congratulations to all our students receiving their results today.
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GCSE Results Day - Thursday 20 August
We are looking forward to welcoming our Year 11 students tomorrow for GCSE Results Day.
Students can collect their results from 9.00am in the Sports Hall. Please use the direct entrance from the car park.
Our Sixth Form staff will be available to answer any questions and provide support with post-16 options.
Good luck, Year 11! We can't wait to celebrate your achievements with you.A Level and GCSE Results Day 2026 💯
A Level Results Day – Thursday 13 August 2026
GCSE Results Day – Thursday 20 August 2026
Results will be available for students to collect from 09:00am in the Sports Hall, which will be accessible from the main Academy car park.
All students are expected to collect their exam results in person however, if students are unable to collect their results, an ‘Exam Collection Form’ will need to be downloaded from the school website wla.education/exams-information/ or collected from the Academy reception, completed and returned to the Exams Office before Friday 07 August 2026; this will allow students to nominate an individual to collect their exam results on their behalf, or request to have their results sent by post (please be aware that these will not be received until after results day).
Exam results will be made available via EduLink to students after 11:30AM.
Exam results cannot be issued over the phone.
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PE KIT EXPECTATIONS - SEPTEMBER 2026
As families begin preparing for the new school year, we'd like to share a reminder of our PE kit expectations for September.
We also have some new optional pieces for this year including leggings and a waterproof jacket. Please see info below, these can be ordered through Identity in the normal way.
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As families begin preparing for the new school year, we'd like to share a reminder of our uniform expectations for September.
We believe that being smart, ready and respectful every day helps students start the year positively and sets them up for success. Please take a few moments to check our uniform, equipment and attendance expectations before the new term begins.
Thank you for your continued support.
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A LEVEL RESULTS DAY 💫🎉✨
Congratulations Year 13!
We are delighted to share lots of smiling faces from our A Level Results Morning. We are so proud of every single one of you and how hard you have worked. We are looking forward to hearing all about your next steps, whether that's university, apprenticeships, employment, travelling or further education!
Enjoy your celebrations today. You've earned it! 🎉
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Good luck Year 13! 🌟
See you all from 9.00am at the Sports Hall. Support will be on hand from staff if needed.A Level and GCSE Results Day 2026 💯
A Level Results Day – Thursday 13 August 2026
GCSE Results Day – Thursday 20 August 2026
Results will be available for students to collect from 09:00am in the Sports Hall, which will be accessible from the main Academy car park.
All students are expected to collect their exam results in person however, if students are unable to collect their results, an ‘Exam Collection Form’ will need to be downloaded from the school website wla.education/exams-information/ or collected from the Academy reception, completed and returned to the Exams Office before Friday 07 August 2026; this will allow students to nominate an individual to collect their exam results on their behalf, or request to have their results sent by post (please be aware that these will not be received until after results day).
Exam results will be made available via EduLink to students after 11:30AM.
Exam results cannot be issued over the phone.
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STEP TASKS 💻📝
Students joining our Sixth Form in September can find the STEP Tasks for each course on our website here:
wla.education/sixth-form/
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