# Alternatives to Lakelands Academy

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Lakelands Academy and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Lakelands Academy, for comparison

0.95 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [The Marches School, Oswestry](/school/136979/the-marches-school) | 7.6 mi south-west | 0.97 | 2026 | Good | yes | not recorded |
| [The Thomas Adams School, Shrewsbury](/school/147508/the-thomas-adams-school) | 7.8 mi south-east | 1.14 | 2026 | Good | yes | not recorded |
| [The Corbet School, Shrewsbury](/school/137336/the-corbet-school) | 7.9 mi south | 1.07 | 2026 | School remains Good | yes | not recorded |
| [Sir John Talbot's School, Whitchurch](/school/141176/sir-john-talbot-s-school) | 10.1 mi east | 0.91 | 2026 | Good | yes | not recorded |
| [Bishop Heber High School, Malpas](/school/111424/bishop-heber-high-school) | 10.5 mi north-east | 1.02 | 2026 | Good | yes | not recorded |
| [Shrewsbury Academy, Shrewsbury](/school/147540/shrewsbury-academy) | 14.1 mi south-east | 0.84 | 2026 | Requires improvement | yes | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/139102/lakelands-academy/alternatives
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