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South Walney Junior School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Amphitrite Street South
 Walney
 South Walney Junior School Amphitrite Street South
 Barrow-in-Furness
 Cumbria LA14 3BG
Telephone: 01229 471447

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 7-11)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2023
History: This school arose from South Walney Junior School
Trust: South Cumbria Multi-Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Ms Zena Lines (since January 2016)
Previous Headteacher: Jackie Dower
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 11.23 / 8.54
Non-teaching Staff*: 12.79
Number of pupils: 209
Pupils Per Teacher: 18.6
Sex: Mixed (53% boys / 47% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 21.50% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 30.4%
Local child deprivation rate: 30.4% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 3.4%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 14.8%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 2.4km
* 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: 9432515

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 14th April 2026 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

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Nearby Schools

  1. South Walney Infant and Nursery School (0.2km) show on map
  2. St Columba's School (0.4km) show on map
  3. Walney School (0.7km) show on map
  4. George Hastwell School Special Academy (0.8km) show on map
  5. Vickerstown School (1.2km) show on map
  6. Barrow Island Community Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  7. Furness College (1.6km) show on map
  8. Brisbane Park Infant School (1.9km) show on map
  9. St James' CofE Junior School (1.9km) show on map
  10. St George's CofE School (2.0km) show on map
  11. Hindpool Nursery School (2.0km) show on map
  12. Ramsden Infant School (2.2km) show on map
  13. Greengate Junior School (2.2km) show on map
  14. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow (2.4km) show on map
  15. Parkside Academy (2.7km) show on map
  16. Furness Academy (2.8km) show on map
  17. Moorfield Learning Centre (3.0km) show on map
  18. Cambridge Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  19. Victoria Academy (3.2km) show on map
  20. Victoria Infant and Nursery School (3.3km) show on map
  21. South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service (3.3km) show on map
  22. St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Barrow (3.5km) show on map
  23. Newbarns Primary and Nursery School (3.6km) show on map
  24. Holy Family Catholic Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  25. St Paul's CofE Junior School (3.9km) show on map
  26. Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  27. Roose School (4.1km) show on map
  28. St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow (4.4km) show on map
  29. Chetwynde School (4.4km) show on map
  30. Yarlside Academy (4.5km) show on map
  31. Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery (4.8km) show on map
  32. Newton Village Academy (5.7km) show on map
  33. Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  34. Dowdales School (7.6km) show on map
  35. Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School (7.7km) show on map
  36. George Romney Junior School (7.8km) show on map
  37. Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary Schoo... (8.2km) show on map
  38. Askam Village School (9.6km) show on map
  39. Ireleth St Peter's CofE Primary School (10.3km) show on map
  40. Lindal and Marton Primary School (10.4km) show on map
  41. Low Furness CofE Primary School (10.4km) show on map
  42. Haverigg Primary School (10.9km) show on map
  43. Millom Infant School (11.8km) show on map
  44. Parkview Nursery School (11.9km) show on map
  45. Black Combe Junior School (12.0km) show on map
  46. Pennington CofE School (12.1km) show on map
  47. St James' Catholic Primary School (12.1km) show on map
  48. Millom School (12.5km) show on map
  49. Croftlands Infant School (13.3km) show on map
  50. Croftlands Junior School (13.3km) show on map
  51. Ulverston Victoria High School (13.9km) show on map
  52. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston (13.9km) show on map
  53. Sandside Lodge School (14.0km) show on map
  54. Sir John Barrow School (14.4km) show on map
  55. Church Walk CofE Primary School (14.7km) show on map
  56. Burlington CofE School (15.3km) show on map
  57. Thwaites School (17.3km) show on map
  58. Penny Bridge CofE School (19.3km) show on map
  59. Flookburgh CofE Primary School (19.4km) show on map
  60. Broughton CofE Primary and Nursery School (19.5km) show on map
  61. Captain Shaw's CofE School (21.6km) show on map
  62. Allithwaite CofE Primary School (21.9km) show on map
  63. Cartmel Priory CofE School (22.2km) show on map
  64. Cartmel CofE Primary School (22.4km) show on map
  65. Leven Valley CofE Primary School (23.4km) show on map
  66. Grange CofE Primary School (23.6km) show on map
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  68. Fell House School (24.0km) show on map
  69. Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School (24.0km) show on map
  70. Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Pr... (24.2km) show on map
  71. Mossgate Primary School (24.3km) show on map
  72. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (24.5km) show on map
  73. West End Primary School (24.5km) show on map
  74. Bay Leadership Academy (24.7km) show on map
  75. Charles Saer Community Primary School (24.8km) show on map
  76. Shakespeare Primary School (24.8km) show on map
  77. St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy (24.8km) show on map
  78. Fleetwood Chaucer Community Primary School (25.0km) show on map
  79. St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood (25.0km) show on map
  80. Fleetwood High School (25.3km) show on map
  81. Morecambe Bay Community Primary School (25.4km) show on map
  82. Fleetwood Flakefleet Primary School (25.5km) show on map
  83. Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School (25.6km) show on map
  84. Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School (25.7km) show on map
  85. Larkholme Primary School (25.9km) show on map
  86. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe (26.0km) show on map
  87. Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood (26.1km) show on map
  88. Morecambe Bay Academy (26.1km) show on map
  89. Lindale CofE Primary School (26.1km) show on map
  90. Lancaster Road Primary School (26.3km) show on map
  91. Waberthwaite CofE School (26.5km) show on map
  92. Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary... (26.6km) show on map
  93. Rossall School (26.6km) show on map
  94. Great Wood Primary School (27.0km) show on map
  95. Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary ... (27.1km) show on map
  96. Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community P... (27.4km) show on map
  97. Morecambe Road School (27.5km) show on map
  98. Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of Englan... (27.6km) show on map
  99. Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary ... (27.7km) show on map
  100. Lancaster and Morecambe College (27.9km) 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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