The Lakes School
Troutbeck Bridge, Windermere, LA23 1HW
445 pupils · 52% of 851 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 16.8%
Ofsted
Good (2019) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 19 November 2019, published 6 January 2020. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 41.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 59.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 4.8% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 61 | 58 | 91 | 58 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 74 | 74 | 105 | 73 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 65 | 65 | 93 | 65 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 69 | 68 | 96 | 68 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 80 | 79 | 100 | 80 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 73 | 73 | 108 | 73 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 82 | 80 | 107 | 81 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 81 | 80 | 113 | 81 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- John Ruskin School 10.3 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- The Queen Katherine School 13.5 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Kirkbie Kendal School 14.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Dallam School 20.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Cartmel Priory CofE School 21.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Ulverston Victoria High School 25.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.