Lakelands Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 19 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Unique reference
- 139102
- Address
- Oswestry Road, SY12 0EA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 576 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.6%
- Girls
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20%
- Persistent absence
- 24.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.0%
White British 89.6%
Other White 6.1%
Mixed 1.7%
Unclassified 1.2%
Chinese 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.36
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.3
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 51%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 29%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.6
Local authority average 44
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.79
Local authority average 3.79
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 14 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 28 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 20 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 19 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 96 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 86 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 17 |
Admissions
Lakelands Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 114
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 126
- 2nd preference
- 86
- 3rd preference
- 33
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 112
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 121 66 55 |
| Year 8 | 116 58 58 |
| Year 9 | 120 62 58 |
| Year 10 | 113 61 52 |
| Year 11 | 106 50 56 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 74.0% 81.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 22.0% 19.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 17.0% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 44.0% 43.6% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 3.0% 1.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 6.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 4.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.5% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 1.8% 1.0% |