Lakelands Academy
Academy converter in Ellesmere, Shropshire.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 590 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 580 |
| Free school meals | 23.10% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE 3-18 EDUCATION TRUST |
| Local authority | Shropshire |
| Address | Oswestry Road, Ellesmere, Shropshire, SY12 0EA |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.lakelandsacademy.org.uk |
| Telephone | 01691622543 |
| URN | 139102 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 9 June 2026, published 29 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 18 January 2022, published 16 February 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) (all-through school, about 8.1 km)
- The Marches School (secondary school, about 12.2 km)
- The Thomas Adams School (secondary school, about 12.6 km)
- The Corbet School (secondary school, about 12.7 km)
- Sir John Talbot's School (secondary school, about 16.3 km)
- Bishop Heber High School (secondary school, about 16.9 km)
- Shrewsbury Academy (secondary school, about 22.6 km)
- Belvidere School (secondary school, about 24.8 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.