Lakelands Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 18 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
- 581 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.2%
- Girls
- 45.8%
- First language not English
- 5.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.7%
- Persistent absence
- 19.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.5%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other Asian | 0.9% |
| Unclassified | 1% |
| Mixed | 1.7% |
| Other White | 5.5% |
| White British | 89.3% |
| Other | 0.5% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.3% |
| Chinese | 0.3% |
| Irish | 0.2% |
| Indian | 0.2% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 42% |
| Local authority average | 33% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 34% |
| Local authority average | 37% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 43.1 |
| Local authority average | 42.5 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 3.93 |
| Local authority average | 3.71 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 53 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 19 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 26 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 19 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 10 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 106 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 104 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 33 |
Admissions
Lakelands Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 111
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 110
- 2nd preference
- 83
- 3rd preference
- 23
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 110
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 123 67 56 |
| Year 8 | 120 67 53 |
| Year 9 | 115 59 56 |
| Year 10 | 117 64 53 |
| Year 11 | 106 58 48 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 74.0% 80.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 14.0% 19.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 8.0% 14.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 48.0% 45.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 3.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 5.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 5.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 8.0% 3.7% 3.0% |