The Lakes School
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · Westmorland and Furness
Troutbeck Bridge, Windermere, LA23 1HW
68
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 19/11/2019
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.4%
21.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
445
Capacity used
Has space52%
851 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
73 of 74 families who put it first got an offer
74
Places offered
105
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 74 | 73 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 21 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 10 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 105 | 73 | 70% |
1st preference success by year
Westmorland and Furness lets families list 3 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sharon Rainey
- Address
- Troutbeck Bridge, Windermere, LA23 1HW
- Phone
- 01539440810
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Ward / constituency
- Windermere and Ambleside · Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Area
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 112379
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 13% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
445 pupils · 851 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
15 January 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained - 19
19 November 2019
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 396 pupils
Attendance
92.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
21.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 47.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.11 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 43% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.00 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 29.55 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 41.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 59.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 4.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.92 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 84 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.94 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 45.5% | 17% |
| A-level students | 19 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 83 | 18% | 49% | 69% | |
| English Language | 83 | 6% | 48% | 73% | |
| English Literature | 83 | 7% | 49% | 76% | |
| History | 56 | 14% | 39% | 54% | |
| Business | 54 | 0% | 22% | 43% | |
| Combined Science | 54 | 4% | 31% | 69% | |
| Art and Design | 34 | 21% | 59% | 76% | |
| Biology | 29 | 45% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 29 | 41% | 97% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 29 | 41% | 100% | 100% | |
| Geography | 24 | 8% | 54% | 71% | |
| Music | 17 | 12% | 53% | 53% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 9 | 0% | 22% | 33% | |
| Biology | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Drama and Theatre Studies | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fine Art | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Film Studies | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Classical Civilisation | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Design and Technology (Textiles Technology) | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13256: The Lakes School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 35% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 15% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 35% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Westmorland and Furness council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.