Lakelands Academy (formerly The Lakelands School) is a coeducational secondary school located in Ellesmere in the English county of

Shropshire Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to ...

. Previously a community school administered by

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, The Lakelands School converted to academy status in December 2012. However the school continues to coordinate with Shropshire Council for admissions. Lakelands Academy offers

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and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. In addition the school offers some vocational courses in conjunction with

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. Pupils at Lakelands Academy also have the option to take part in the

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programme.

Notable former pupils

* Luke Preston,

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References

External links

Lakelands Academy official website
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