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.
More fun from World Book Day ✨📖
Some of our Year 7 students enjoyed a magical maths potions session inspired by Hogwarts 🧪, bringing books to life through hands‑on learning.
Throughout the day, all students have taken part in Drop Everything and Read, celebrating the joy of reading together as a school community.
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Some more 📸 of our students and staff celebrating World Book Day in style! It’s been a joy seeing so many characters roaming the corridors and sharing their love of reading.
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Today we’re celebrating the joy of reading for World Book Day 2026! 📖💗
Students and staff were invited to come dressed as their favourite book characters, and the creativity has been fantastic.
We’re kicking things off with our brilliant Science Department, featuring Snow White 🍎, the Evil Queen 👑 and 4/7 of the Dwarfs 💎😆. What a start!
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✨📖WORLD BOOK DAY IS TOMORROW! 📖✨
Students are invited to come into school dressed up as their favourite character from a book.
The Scholastic Book Fair remains open in the library all week with loads of brilliant books and stationery to explore! ✏️📖Join in the fun this World Book Day! 📚📖
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📢 Could any of our parents, families or members of our wider community spare some time to support this important opportunity for our Year 9 students? 💭💡
Whether you’re in a trade, healthcare, retail, hospitality, self‑employed, or anything in between, we’d love to have you involved.
If you can help, please contact Vicky on the details shared below.
Please share! 📢🌟 West Lakes Academy WoW Morning - Volunteers Needed! 🌟
📅 12th March
⏰ 9:00am - 12:20pm
We’re looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join our speed networking session at West Lakes Academy’s World of Work (WoW) Morning!
Come along and inspire the next generation by sharing:
✨ Your career journey
✨ Insights into your industry
✨ Skills employers value
✨ Advice on GCSE options & next steps
Your experience could make a real difference to a young person’s future!
Interested? Want to know more?
📩 Contact Vicky.Ritson@inspira.org.uk
West Lakes Academy
#Opportunity #MakeADifference #VolunteersNeeded
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📖Exciting News📚
Author Henry Vyner Brooks, creator of the Will Houston Mysteries, will be visiting school on Wednesday 11th March. He’ll be running writing workshops and will be in the library at break time for a meet‑and‑greet.
Students can pre‑order his books and have them signed on the day. To order, just pop into the library during social times and speak to Mrs Cowen or Mrs Mowbray.
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On Friday, the Year 7 Herts for Learning Reading Group and Year 7 HPA were invited to attend a virtual meet the author event with Iqbal Hussain. 📖💭💡
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