John Ruskin School
State · Year 7–Year 11 · 247 pupils
The Lakes School
Troutbeck Bridge, Windermere LA23 1HW
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
445
On roll
Ages
11–18
Capacity 851
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
North West
Schola Grade 6
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About The Lakes School
The Lakes School is a state secondary school in Windermere, Westmorland and Furness, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13).
It has 445 pupils on roll and room for 851. It has a sixth form. Its Schola Grade is 6 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- State School · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 13
- Ages
- 11–18
- Official type
- Community school
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Pupils on roll
- 445
- Capacity
- 851 pupils
- Free school meals
- 16.80% of pupils eligible
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 112379
Schools near The Lakes School
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