Furness Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 13 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
- 1188 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.4%
- Girls
- 47.6%
- First language not English
- 1.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.5%
- Persistent absence
- 24.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.9%
White British 96%
Mixed 1.4%
Other White 0.8%
Other 0.5%
Other Asian 0.4%
African 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 24%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 36%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.4
Local authority average 45.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.52
Local authority average 3.89
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 35 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 9 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 48 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 26 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 7 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 12 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 58 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 22 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 49 |
| Biology | GCSE | 168 |
Admissions
Furness Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 254
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 260
- 2nd preference
- 88
- 3rd preference
- 41
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 250
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 237 120 117 |
| Year 8 | 261 139 122 |
| Year 9 | 238 108 130 |
| Year 10 | 227 125 102 |
| Year 11 | 225 130 95 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 72.0% 78.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 68.0% 45.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 32.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 5.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 14.0% 11.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.3% 3.0% |