Walney School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Sandy Gap Lane
 Walney
 Barrow-in-Furness
 Cumbria LA14 3JT
Telephone: 01229 471528

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2014
History: This school arose from Walney School
Trust: Furness Education Trust
Sponsor: Furness Education Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Allison Redshaw (since June 2025)
Previous Headteacher: John Richardson
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 26.27 / 8.45
Non-teaching Staff*: 22.37
Number of pupils: 518
Pupils Per Teacher: 19.7
Sex: Mixed (52% boys / 48% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 25.70% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 29.2%
Local child deprivation rate: 29.3% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 4.4%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 7.7%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 26.7km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Authority: Cumbria
Constituency: Barrow and Furness
Electoral Ward: Walney Island
School Number: 9434003

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 7th May 2025 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. George Hastwell School Special Academy (0.2km) show on map
  2. South Walney Infant and Nursery School (0.6km) show on map
  3. St Columba's School (0.6km) show on map
  4. South Walney Junior School (0.7km) show on map
  5. Vickerstown School (1.0km) show on map
  6. Furness College (1.7km) show on map
  7. Barrow Island Community Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  8. Brisbane Park Infant School (2.1km) show on map
  9. St James' CofE Junior School (2.1km) show on map
  10. Hindpool Nursery School (2.2km) show on map
  11. St George's CofE School (2.5km) show on map
  12. Ramsden Infant School (2.6km) show on map
  13. Greengate Junior School (2.7km) show on map
  14. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow (3.0km) show on map
  15. Furness Academy (3.1km) show on map
  16. Parkside Academy (3.2km) show on map
  17. Victoria Academy (3.4km) show on map
  18. St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Barrow (3.5km) show on map
  19. Moorfield Learning Centre (3.5km) show on map
  20. Victoria Infant and Nursery School (3.5km) show on map
  21. Cambridge Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  22. Newbridge House PRU (3.7km) show on map
  23. Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  24. Holy Family Catholic Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  25. Newbarns Primary and Nursery School (4.0km) show on map
  26. St Paul's CofE Junior School (4.1km) show on map
  27. Chetwynde School (4.7km) show on map
  28. Roose School (4.7km) show on map
  29. St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow (4.7km) show on map
  30. Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery (4.9km) show on map
  31. Yarlside Academy (4.9km) show on map
  32. Newton Village Academy (6.1km) show on map
  33. Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  34. Dowdales School (7.7km) show on map
  35. Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School (7.9km) show on map
  36. George Romney Junior School (8.0km) show on map
  37. Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary Schoo... (8.4km) show on map
  38. Askam Village School (9.5km) show on map
  39. Ireleth St Peter's CofE Primary School (10.3km) show on map
  40. Haverigg Primary School (10.5km) show on map
  41. Lindal and Marton Primary School (10.6km) show on map
  42. Low Furness CofE Primary School (10.8km) show on map
  43. Millom Infant School (11.5km) show on map
  44. Parkview Nursery School (11.5km) show on map
  45. Black Combe Junior School (11.6km) show on map
  46. St James' Catholic Primary School (11.8km) show on map
  47. Millom School (12.1km) show on map
  48. Pennington CofE School (12.3km) show on map
  49. Croftlands Infant School (13.6km) show on map
  50. Croftlands Junior School (13.6km) show on map
  51. Ulverston Victoria High School (14.2km) show on map
  52. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston (14.2km) show on map
  53. Sandside Lodge School (14.3km) show on map
  54. Sir John Barrow School (14.7km) show on map
  55. Church Walk CofE Primary School (15.0km) show on map
  56. Burlington CofE School (15.3km) show on map
  57. Thwaites School (17.0km) show on map
  58. Broughton CofE Primary and Nursery School (19.3km) show on map
  59. Penny Bridge CofE School (19.5km) show on map
  60. Flookburgh CofE Primary School (19.9km) show on map
  61. Captain Shaw's CofE School (21.1km) show on map
  62. Allithwaite CofE Primary School (22.4km) show on map
  63. Cartmel Priory CofE School (22.6km) show on map
  64. Cartmel CofE Primary School (22.8km) show on map
  65. Leven Valley CofE Primary School (23.7km) show on map
  66. Grange CofE Primary School (24.1km) show on map
  67. Fell House School (24.5km) show on map
  68. Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary ... (24.5km) show on map
  69. Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School (24.8km) show on map
  70. Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Pr... (24.9km) show on map
  71. Mossgate Primary School (25.0km) show on map
  72. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (25.2km) show on map
  73. West End Primary School (25.2km) show on map
  74. Charles Saer Community Primary School (25.4km) show on map
  75. Shakespeare Primary School (25.4km) show on map
  76. St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy (25.4km) show on map
  77. Bay Leadership Academy (25.4km) show on map
  78. Fleetwood Chaucer Community Primary School (25.6km) show on map
  79. St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood (25.6km) show on map
  80. Fleetwood High School (26.0km) show on map
  81. Waberthwaite CofE School (26.0km) show on map
  82. Morecambe Bay Community Primary School (26.1km) show on map
  83. Fleetwood Flakefleet Primary School (26.2km) show on map
  84. Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School (26.3km) show on map
  85. Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School (26.4km) show on map
  86. Larkholme Primary School (26.5km) show on map
  87. Lindale CofE Primary School (26.6km) show on map
  88. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe (26.7km) show on map
  89. Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood (26.7km) show on map
  90. Morecambe Bay Academy (26.8km) show on map
  91. Lancaster Road Primary School (27.0km) show on map
  92. Rossall School (27.2km) show on map
  93. Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary... (27.2km) show on map
  94. Great Wood Primary School (27.8km) show on map
  95. Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary ... (27.8km) show on map
  96. Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community P... (28.1km) show on map
  97. Morecambe Road School (28.3km) show on map
  98. Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of Englan... (28.3km) show on map
  99. Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary ... (28.4km) show on map
  100. Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School (28.5km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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