Furness Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 14 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Unique reference
- 135940
- Address
- Park Drive, LA13 9BB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1209 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.7%
- Girls
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 2.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.3%
- Persistent absence
- 28.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.9%
White British 96.2%
Mixed 1.2%
Other White 0.7%
Other 0.7%
African 0.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.26
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.1
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 9%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 31%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.2
Local authority average 46.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.28
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 32 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 44 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 23 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 14 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 24 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 35 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 39 |
| Biology | GCSE | 159 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 159 |
Admissions
Furness Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 240
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 269
- 2nd preference
- 84
- 3rd preference
- 38
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 237
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 275 144 131 |
| Year 8 | 256 114 142 |
| Year 9 | 233 129 104 |
| Year 10 | 236 138 98 |
| Year 11 | 209 100 109 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 66.0% n/a 85.6% |
Further education | 65.0% n/a 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% n/a 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% n/a 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% n/a 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% n/a 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 16.0% n/a 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% n/a 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% n/a 1.2% |