Lakes College - West Cumbria

College · ages 16-99MixedFurther educationWorkington Cumberland

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Average A level gradez2024/25

Lakes College - West Cumbria is a further education in Workington for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.

Hallwood Road, Lillyhall Business Park, Lillyhall, Workington, CA14 4JN01946 839300lakescollegewestcumbria.ac.ukMr Mark Fell headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

599 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradez

All sixth-form measures, year by year

Measure	2025	2024	2023	2022	2019	2018
Students	599	512	475	481	905	922
Average A level grade	z	z	z	z	NE	NE
Applied general courses: points per entry	25.77	15.23	26.67	26.52	–	–
T levels: points per entry	18.17	25.56	34.02	37.40	–	–

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Cumberland council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll–

Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 450 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training69%and stayed there for at least six months

21%34%27%

University 7%Further education college 7%Apprenticeship 21%Work 34%Not in education, work or training 27%

Among pupils from low-income families it was 50%, compared with 78% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training18%England 72%

Top-third universities2%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades

Higher or degree apprenticeship21%England 6%

Higher technical course0%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 24% went on to degree-level study or training and 0% to a top-third university.

Earlier years

Destination	2022/23 leavers	2021/22 leavers	2020/21 leavers	2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training	69%	67%	74%	–
Education	14%	12%	18%	–
Apprenticeship	21%	20%	20%	4%
Work	34%	35%	37%	–
Not in education, work or training	27%	28%	22%	–

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m2912 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences

Local crime rate43 per 1,000 people52% lower than the England average

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
West Cumbria Learning Centre	Pupil referral unit	630 m	50	Requires improvement 2023	–	Compare
Energy Coast UTC	University technical college	0.7 miles	383	Good 2023	4	Compare
Distington Community School	Council	0.9 miles	114	Good 2019	16	Compare
Branthwaite Academy	Free school	1.0 miles	74	No overall grade 2024	–	Compare
Beckstone Primary School	Council	1.5 miles	375	Good 2023	40	Compare
St Mary's Catholic Primary School	Roman Catholic	1.6 miles	209	Good 2022	64	Compare
Westfield Nursery and Primary School	Council	1.9 miles	160	Good 2023	35	Compare
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Workington	Academy	1.9 miles	183	Not inspected	12	Compare

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Questions parents ask

Is Lakes College - West Cumbria a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Lakes College - West Cumbria yet.

How many pupils does Lakes College - West Cumbria have?

The number of pupils is not published.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address: Hallwood Road, Lillyhall Business Park, Lillyhall, Workington, CA14 4JN
Telephone: 01946 839300
Website: www.lakescollegewestcumbria.ac.uk
Headteacher: Mr Mark Fell
Type of school: Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase: College, ages 16-99
Gender: Mixed
Local authority: Cumberland
Ward: Harrington
Constituency: Whitehaven and Workington
Setting: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
URN: 130632 · LAESTAB 9428002 · UKPRN 10003753

Official record Government performance tables Download this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from

School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
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