Jake West is a student at Waterloo Road High School and a member of its basketball team 'Waterloo Wasps' alongside the likes of Preston Walters and Kai Sharif.
In Series 11 Episode 6, Manchester Basketball Trust scout Jamie Bedford comes to school to watch a friendly match between Waterloo Road's basketball 'A team' and the reserves team, with Jake captaining the reserves. After the chaos that ensues following Samia Choudhry exposing the boys' 'Hot or Not' group chat, Jake is not seen again.