About Lakes College
Lakes College is a further and higher education provider in West Cumbria offering a wide range of technical and professional training, including extensive apprenticeship provision. The college delivers apprenticeships from Level 2 to Level 6 across sectors such as business, care, catering, childcare, construction, engineering and health and safety, working with hundreds of employers to align train...
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Key Facts
- Active Learners:
- 1,214
- Standards:
- 70
- Locations:
- 3
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Ofsted
Inspected January 2024- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Source: Ofsted further education and skills inspection outcomes, published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We publish Ofsted's judgement as given and do not grade providers ourselves. Read the full inspection report on Ofsted
Performance Data
Employer Score
2.0Apprentice Score
3.0Active Learners
1,214
Official achievement data by course
DfE-published rates for 2024/25. Achievement counts everyone who left the programme; pass rate counts only those who reached end-point assessment.
| Course | Achievement | Pass rate | Retention | Learners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounts or Finance Assistant | 75% | 100% | 75% | 10 |
| Adult Care Worker | 32.7% | 94.7% | 34.5% | 60 |
| Advanced and Creative Hair Professional | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Assistant Accountant | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Beauty Therapist | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Bricklayer | 66.7% | 100% | 66.7% | 10 |
| Business Administrator | 78.3% | 94.7% | 82.6% | 50 |
| Carpentry and Joinery | 50% | 100% | 50% | 20 |
| Civil Engineer | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Commis Chef | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Construction Design and Build Technician | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Construction Quantity Surveying Technician | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Customer Service Practitioner | 71.4% | 100% | 71.4% | 10 |
| Customer Service Specialist | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Digital Engineering Technician | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Early Years Educator | 55% | 100% | 55% | 20 |
| Early Years Practitioner | 42.9% | 100% | 42.9% | 10 |
| Engineering Construction Pipefitter | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Engineering Design Technician | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Engineering Manufacturing Technician | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Engineering Operative | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Engineering Technician | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Groundworker | 58.3% | 100% | 58.3% | 10 |
| Hospitality Supervisor | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| HR Support | 87.5% | 87.5% | 100% | 10 |
| Installation and Maintenance Electrician | 58.3% | 100% | 58.3% | 10 |
| Lead Adult Care Worker | 55.6% | 90.9% | 61.1% | 20 |
| Lead Practitioner in Adult Care | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Leader in Adult Care | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician | 100% | 100% | 100% | 30 |
| Metal Fabricator | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Motor Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician - Light Vehicle | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Nuclear Health Physics Monitor | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Nuclear Scientist and Nuclear Engineer (Integrated Degree) | 55.6% | 100% | 55.6% | 10 |
| Nuclear Technician | 90.9% | 100% | 90.9% | 30 |
| Painter and Decorator | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| People Professional | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Pipe Welder | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Plate Welder | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Plumbing and Domestic Heating Technician | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Professional Accounting Technician | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Property Maintenance Operative | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Quality Practitioner | 63.6% | 100% | 63.6% | 10 |
| Safety, Health and Environment Technician | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Steel Fixer | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
| Teaching Assistant | 92.9% | 100% | 92.9% | 10 |
| Team Leader | 60% | 100% | 60% | 10 |
| Technician Scientist | 100% | 100% | 100% | 10 |
| Welder | suppressed by DfE (few learners) | |||
Ofsted Rating
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Data sourced from Skills England, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), and the National Achievement Rate Tables. View on Find Apprenticeship Training