West Lakes Academy

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West Lakes Academy
Address
Main Street Egremont , Cumbria , CA22 2DQ England
Coordinates	54°29′04″N 3°31′46″W / 54.48433°N 3.52933°W / 54.48433; -3.52933
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Changing Lives Through Learning
Established	2008
Local authority	Cumberland Council
Department for Education URN	135632 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair	Claire Maxwell-Smith
Principal	Abby Deeks
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	1165
Website	http://www.westlakesacademy.org.uk

West Lakes Academy is a secondary school with a sixth form and sponsored academy status located in the town of Egremont in Cumbria, England. The academy is sponsored by Sellafield Ltd, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and the University of Central Lancashire.

The academy is a member of the West Lakes Multi-Academy Trust.

West Lakes Academy was formed in 2008 from the merger of Wyndham School, which was built and opened in the 1960s, with Ehenside School.^[1] West Lakes Academy opened on 1 September 2008. The academy is on the site of the old Wyndham School, and has been fully rebuilt, moving into the new buildings at Easter 2012.