▁located ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Eg rem ont ▁in ▁C umb ria , ▁England . ▁The ▁a cademy ▁is ▁spons ored ▁by ▁S ella field ▁Ltd , ▁the ▁N uc lear ▁De comm ission ing ▁Author ity ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Central ▁Lanc ash ire . ▁ ▁The ▁a cademy ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁L akes ▁Multi - A cademy ▁Trust . ▁ ▁West ▁L akes ▁Academy ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁from ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁Wy nd ham ▁School , ▁which ▁was ▁ ▁built ▁and ▁opened ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁with ▁E hens ide ▁School . ▁West ▁L akes ▁Academy ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁a cademy ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁Wy nd ham ▁School , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁fully ▁re built , ▁moving ▁into ▁the ▁new ▁buildings ▁at ▁E aster ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Princi pal ▁The ▁principal ▁of ▁West ▁L akes ▁Academy ▁is ▁Mr ▁James ▁Jackson ▁who ▁took ▁up ▁the ▁position ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁Mr ▁Jackson ▁was ▁previously ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁a cademy ▁from ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁New ▁Building ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁West ▁L akes ▁Academy ▁moved ▁into ▁a ▁new ▁£ 2 6 ▁million ▁building ▁in ▁Eg rem ont . ▁All ▁class rooms ▁face ▁out wards ▁from ▁open ▁learning ▁areas ▁on ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁flo ors ▁of ▁the ▁building . ▁The ▁a