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Requires improvement
Academy
Walney School
Secondary
Sandy Gap Lane Walney, Barrow-in-Furness, LA143JT
012 2947 1528


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 16
PUPILS
482

Walney School is an Academy (Academy sponsor led). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 16 and has a capacity of 900. The school was last rated as Requires improvement by Ofsted on 08 Nov 2018.


PUPIL MIX
253 boys and 229 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
14.1
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
18.7%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
0.8%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
15.9%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
13.1%
EHC PLAN
3.7%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
41.2
Local Authority
46.1
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
29%
Local Authority
41%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 5% 31% 40%
EBacc average point score 3.49 3.97 4.07




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

08 Nov 2018

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Good
Safeguarding is effective Yes




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
High

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 175
Of which first preference applications 123
Of which second preference applications 28
Of which third preference applications 24
Total offers made 137
Of which first preference offers 123
Of which second preference offers 7
Of which third preference offers 0




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
95%
Local Authority
96%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 70% 81% 87%
Staying in employment 6% 4% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 20% 11% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 5% 4% 5%





School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
4
GREEN SPACE
7
ENVIRONMENT
10
SAFETY
4
PROPERTY
£138,500 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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