Walney School

State-Funded School

walney-school-westmorland-and-furness-north-west

North WestRegion

Westmorland and FurnessLocal Authority

Barrow and FurnessConstituency

LA14 3JTPostcode

1.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Walney School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Westmorland and Furness, North West.

It currently serves 468 pupils. Walney School is part of FURNESS EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 38.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 21.9%
EBacc average point score: 3.19

Ethnicity

White

97%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

468

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

28%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 468
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: FURNESS EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
14 Jul 2025	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Not judged
2 May 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
16 Dec 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.