The Lakes School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–18 · Windermere, Westmorland and Furness
Last distance offered · Year 7 2024
Every applicant was offered a place
From Westmorland and Furness Council · offers on 1 March 2024
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The Lakes School is a secondary school in Windermere, Westmorland and Furness for ages 11–18 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 15 January 2025. Westmorland and Furness has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 entry.
The Lakes School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 2024, every applicant was offered a place, as was the case at 9 of the 10 other Westmorland and Furness secondary schools with a published Year 7 2024 outcome.
- For Year 7 2026, 58 first-choice applications came for 61 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 42% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 46.8 (England 46).
- In 2024/25, the A level average grade was C+ (England B-), with progress from GCSE to A level well above average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Westmorland and Furness schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Troutbeck Bridge, Windermere, LA23 1HW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Pupils on roll
- 445 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 15 January 2025
Strengths
- “The school is warm and welcoming.”
- “Pupils feel well cared for and supported.”
- “They enjoy opportunities to contribute to all aspects of school life.”
To improve
- “However, in other subjects, this is done less effectively.”
- “At times, some teachers do not adapt their activities to ensure that pupils move on to new learning once they are ready.”
- “This hampers how well some pupils build on their knowledge over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 42% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 46.8 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 58 first-preference applications, 61 offers in total, 58 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Westmorland and Furness.
- John Ruskin School 6.4 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- The Queen Katherine School 8.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kirkbie Kendal School 8.9 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Dallam School 12.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cartmel Priory CofE School 13.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ulverston Victoria High School 15.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Settlebeck School 16.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Queen Elizabeth School 18.4 mi Good Last distance published