West Lakes Academy

West Lakes Academy
Motto	Changing Lives Through Learning
Established	1964
Type	Academy
Head	Vanessa Ray
Location	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
Local authority	Cumbria
Students	979
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11–18
Website	West Lakes Academy

West Lakes Academy (formerly Wyndham School) is a secondary school with academy status in the town of Egremont, Cumbria, England.

Wyndham School was built and opened in the 1960s. The school merged with Ehenside School in 2008,^[1] and reopened as West Lakes Academy on September 1, 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.

Principal

The Principal and Chief Executive Officer of West Lakes Academy is Vanessa Ray. She has been incumbent since Easter 2010 and is due to retire from the position at Christmas 2015. Her replacement, Jonathan Johnson will take up position in January 2016, leaving the nearby Netherhall School (Maryport). ^[2]

New Building

Upon founder-ship, West Lakes Academy was based in the old buildings of Wyndham School, But has since relocated to a new-build on the same site, This £36m investment focusses on nurturing the areas of technologies, science and performing arts.

Along with the new building came many a great resource, The introduction of Apple macintosh computers allows for the Students of West Lakes Academy to express their creative needs in art, photography and music lessons, Again tying into the £36m investment.

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Schools in Cumbria

Primary	Chetwynde School Holme St Cuthbert School Stanwix School

Secondary	Appleby Grammar School Caldew School Cartmel Priory School Chetwynde School Cockermouth School Dallam School Dowdales School Energy Coast UTC Furness Academy John Ruskin School Keswick School Kirkbie Kendal School Kirkby Stephen Grammar School The Lakes School Millom School Nelson Thomlinson School Newman Catholic School Queen Elizabeth School Queen Katherine School Richard Rose Central Academy Richard Rose Morton Academy St Bernard's Catholic High School St Benedict's Catholic High School Samuel King's School Settlebeck School Solway Community Technology College Trinity School Ullswater Community College Ulverston Victoria High School Walney School West Lakes Academy The Whitehaven Academy William Howard School Workington Academy

Grammar	Queen Elizabeth Grammar School

Special	Eden Grove School Witherslack Hall School

Independent	Austin Friars St Monica's School Sedbergh School Windermere School

Sixth form & FE colleges	Barrow Sixth Form College Furness College Kendal College Lakes College

Defunct	Barrow-in-Furness Grammar Schools Barrow-in-Furness Higher Grade School Casterton School Barrow-in-Furness Technical School Hawkshead Grammar School John Whinnerah Institute Parkview School St Bees School Salterbeck School Urswick Grammar School Wigton School Workington School

References

↑ "Wyndham's Final Send-Off". Whitehaven News. 23 July 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
↑ http://www.westlakesacademy.org.uk/west-lakes-academy-appoints-new-principal/

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