Furness Academy is a secondary school located in Barrow-in-Furness. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are good, outcomes for pupils is requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 20/09/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.9%, which is 1.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Park Drive, Barrow-in-Furness

School Information

Address: Park Drive, Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9BB
Website: http://www.furnessacademy.co.uk/
Telephone: 01229484270
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Simon Laheney
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135940

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 20/09/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1200
Number of Pupils: 1078
Number of Boys: 590
Number of Girls: 488

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.47 Confidence interval -0.75 to -0.2
Of the 84 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 83 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:24%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:41
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.89
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hindpool Nursery School
Bath Street , LA14 5TS 		4out of 4 1,862 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Parkside Academy
Greengate Street , LA13 9BY 		3out of 4 229 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Cambridge Primary School
Cambridge Street , LA13 9RP 		3out of 4 709 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School , Lumley Street LA14 2BA 		- not rated 795 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Greengate Junior School
Greengate Street , LA14 1BG 		3out of 4 806 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Ramsden Infant School
Thwaite Street , LA14 1AN 		2out of 4 853 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Furness Academy
Park Drive , LA13 9BB 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
Rating Lane , LA13 9LE 		- not rated 1,748 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Furness College
Channelside , LA14 2PJ 		- not rated 2,204 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chetwynde School
Rating Lane , LA13 0NY 		2out of 4 1,927 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newbridge House PRU
Newbridge House , Ewan Close LA13 9HU 		3out of 4 481 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Moorfield Learning Centre
Moorfield Street , Barrow in Furness LA13 9RS 		- not rated 520 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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