The Whitehaven Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D54
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Whitehaven, CA28 8TY
- Distance
- 6.3km away
West Lakes Academy
Main Street, Egremont, CA22 2DQ
Local ranking16th of 19 secondary schools in Cumberland
Ofsted: Requires improvementUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1150
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 17 June 2025. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 17 June 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Placed in a category of concern: Special measures.
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership & management
- Inadequate
- Sixth form provision
- Requires improvement
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 39.6 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 32.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 47.2% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 193
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Continued in education
- 74.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 14.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Higher education
- 34.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 40.0%
- Employment
- 15.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
28.7
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
30.6
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
65
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 3.8% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 29.6
- 16-18 Cohort
- 151
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1124
- Boys
- 527 (52%)
- Girls
- 490 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1150 (88% full)
- SEND
- 19.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 27.6%
- EAL
- 1.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.4%
- SEN Support
- 14.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 64.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,895/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2023-24
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 24.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 93.3%
- White Other: 2.9%
- Mixed Other: 0.7%
- Black African: 0.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.6%
- White Irish: 0.5%
- Asian Indian: 0.4%
- Other: 0.4%
93.3%
White British
2.9%
White Other
0.7%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Main Street
Egremont, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 135632
- UKPRN
- 10024151
- Establishment No.
- 6907
- Trust
- CHANGING LIVES LEARNING TRUST
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