Walney School is a secondary school located in Barrow-in-Furness.
According to Ofsted inspection, the school's
management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 08/11/2018.
The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.9%,
which is 1.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.
School Information
Address:
Sandy Gap Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3JT
Website:
www.walneyschool.co.uk
Telephone:
01229471528
School Type:
Academy sponsor led
Education phase:
Secondary
Local authority:
Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal:
Mr John Richardson
Religious character:
None
Admissions policy:
Non-selective
Unique reference:
141041
Ofsted Inspection
Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness
Ofsted inspection date: 08/11/2018
Pupils
Information
Age Range:
11 - 16
Gender:
Mixed
School Capacity:
900
Number of Pupils:
506
Number of Boys:
257
Number of Girls:
249
Absence
School
England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:
5.9%
4%
Persistent absence:
15.9%
8.2%
Education - Secondary
Progress 8 score
Well Below Average: -0.53
Confidence interval -0.76 to -0.31
Of the 129 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 127 are included in this
measure.
