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: The Fells Multi Academy Trust
Sponsor: The Queen Katherine School Multi Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr John Richardson
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 38.2 / 11.8
Non-teaching Staff*: 13.5
Number of pupils: 508
Pupils Per Teacher: 13.3
Sex: Mixed (52% boys / 48% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 19.90% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 23.7%
Local child deprivation rate: 29.3% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 2.6%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 6.0%
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 South
School Number: 9094003

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 23rd February 2022 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Requires improvement

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. North Walney Primary & Nursery School (0.9km) show on map
  6. Vickerstown School (1.0km) show on map
  7. Furness College (1.7km) show on map
  8. Barrow Island Community Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  9. Hindpool Nursery School (2.2km) show on map
  10. Brisbane Park Infant School (2.2km) show on map
  11. St James' CofE Junior School (2.2km) show on map
  12. St George's CofE School (2.5km) show on map
  13. Ramsden Infant School (2.6km) show on map
  14. Greengate Junior School (2.7km) show on map
  15. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow (2.9km) show on map
  16. Furness Academy (3.1km) show on map
  17. Parkside Academy (3.2km) show on map
  18. Victoria Academy (3.4km) show on map
  19. St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Barrow (3.5km) show on map
  20. Moorfield Learning Centre (3.5km) show on map
  21. Victoria Infant and Nursery School (3.5km) show on map
  22. Cambridge Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  23. Newbridge House PRU (3.7km) show on map
  24. Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  25. Holy Family Catholic Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  26. Newbarns Primary & Nursery School (4.0km) show on map
  27. St Paul's CofE Junior School (4.1km) show on map
  28. Chetwynde School (4.7km) show on map
  29. Roose School (4.7km) show on map
  30. St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow (4.7km) show on map
  31. Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery (4.9km) show on map
  32. Yarlside Academy (4.9km) show on map
  33. Newton Village Academy (6.1km) show on map
  34. Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  35. Dowdales School (7.7km) show on map
  36. Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School (7.9km) show on map
  37. George Romney Junior School (8.0km) show on map
  38. Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary Schoo... (8.4km) show on map
  39. Askam Village School (9.5km) show on map
  40. Ireleth St Peter's CofE Primary School (10.3km) show on map
  41. Haverigg Primary School (10.5km) show on map
  42. Lindal and Marton Primary School (10.6km) show on map
  43. Low Furness CofE Primary School (10.8km) show on map
  44. Millom Infant School (11.5km) show on map
  45. Parkview Nursery School (11.5km) show on map
  46. Black Combe Junior School (11.6km) show on map
  47. St James' Catholic Primary School (11.8km) show on map
  48. Millom School (12.1km) show on map
  49. Pennington CofE School (12.3km) show on map
  50. Croftlands Infant School (13.6km) show on map
  51. Croftlands Junior School (13.6km) show on map
  52. Ulverston Victoria High School (14.2km) show on map
  53. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulvertson (14.2km) show on map
  54. Sandside Lodge School (14.3km) show on map
  55. Sir John Barrow School (14.7km) show on map
  56. Church Walk CofE Primary School (15.0km) show on map
  57. Burlington CofE School (15.3km) show on map
  58. Thwaites School (17.0km) show on map
  59. Broughton CofE Primary and Nursery School (19.3km) show on map
  60. Penny Bridge CofE School (19.5km) show on map
  61. Flookburgh CofE Primary School (19.9km) show on map
  62. Captain Shaw's CofE School (21.1km) show on map
  63. Allithwaite CofE Primary School (22.4km) show on map
  64. Cartmel Priory CofE School (22.6km) show on map
  65. Cartmel CofE Primary School (22.8km) show on map
  66. Leven Valley CofE Primary School (23.7km) show on map
  67. Grange CofE Primary School (24.1km) show on map
  68. Fell House School (24.5km) show on map
  69. Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary ... (24.5km) show on map
  70. Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School (24.8km) show on map
  71. Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Pr... (24.9km) show on map
  72. Mossgate Primary School (25.0km) show on map
  73. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (25.2km) show on map
  74. West End Primary School (25.2km) show on map
  75. Charles Saer Community Primary School (25.4km) show on map
  76. Shakespeare Primary School (25.4km) show on map
  77. St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy (25.4km) show on map
  78. Bay Leadership Academy (25.4km) show on map
  79. Fleetwood Chaucer Community Primary School (25.6km) show on map
  80. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood (25.6km) show on map
  81. Fleetwood High School (26.0km) show on map
  82. Waberthwaite CofE School (26.0km) show on map
  83. Morecambe Bay Community Primary School (26.1km) show on map
  84. Fleetwood Flakefleet Primary School (26.2km) show on map
  85. Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School (26.3km) show on map
  86. Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School (26.4km) show on map
  87. Larkholme Primary School (26.5km) show on map
  88. Lindale CofE Primary School (26.6km) show on map
  89. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe (26.7km) show on map
  90. Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood (26.7km) show on map
  91. Morecambe Bay Academy (26.8km) show on map
  92. Lancaster Road Primary School (27.0km) show on map
  93. Rossall School (27.2km) show on map
  94. Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary... (27.2km) show on map
  95. Great Wood Primary School (27.8km) show on map
  96. Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary ... (27.8km) show on map
  97. Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community P... (28.1km) show on map
  98. Morecambe Road School (28.3km) show on map
  99. Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of Englan... (28.3km) show on map
  100. Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary ... (28.4km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
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