Lakelands AcademySt Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Lakelands Academy and St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community).
Lakelands Academy scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Lakelands Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Lakelands Academy was judged the expected standard and St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.7 for Lakelands Academy and 37.6 for St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community).
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Lakelands Academy (41.1 in 2021-22, 42.7 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) (35.9 in 2021-22, 37.6 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | EllesmereLakelands Academy | OswestrySt Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D50/100Stronger figure | D47/100 | |
| Local ranking | 12th of 20 in Shropshire Stronger figure | 13th of 20 in Shropshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | All-through | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 3-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 590 | 703 | |
| Capacity | 580 | 660 | |
| Location | Ellesmere, SY12 0EA | Oswestry, SY10 7BD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 42.7 Stronger figure | 37.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 40.3% Stronger figure | 24.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 54.6% Stronger figure | 45.9% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 119 | 98 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 42.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 3.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 101.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 581 | 723 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 21.9% | 23.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.2% | 1.9% | |
| SEN support | 14.5% | 22.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 7.2% | 2.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.4% Stronger figure | 9.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.4% Stronger figure | 26.0% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Lakelands Academy
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