Lakelands Academy
Oswestry Road, Ellesmere, SY12 0EA
590 pupils · 102% of 580 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE 3-18 EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Free school meals
- 23.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 9 June 2026, published 29 June 2026. 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 | 43.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 34% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 61.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 41.5% |
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 | 113 | 107 | 242 | 113 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 111 | 110 | 216 | 111 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 114 | 126 | 245 | 114 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 111 | 121 | 231 | 111 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 113 | 111 | 211 | 113 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 107 | 111 | 175 | 107 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 110 | 144 | 195 | 110 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 103 | 100 | 157 | 102 |
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
- The Marches School 12.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Thomas Adams School 12.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Corbet School 12.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Sir John Talbot's School 16.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bishop Heber High School 16.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Shrewsbury Academy 22.6 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
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.