Walney School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement May 7 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Unique reference
- 141041
- Address
- Sandy Gap Lane, Walney, LA14 3JT
- Website
- www.walney-school.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 518 (55% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.3%
- Girls
- 47.7%
- First language not English
- 2.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.7%
- Persistent absence
- 24.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.9%
White British 95.6%
Other 1.2%
Mixed 1%
Other Asian 1%
African 0.8%
Other White 0.6%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 7%
Local authority average 24%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 22%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.7
Local authority average 45.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.19
Local authority average 3.89
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 17 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 33 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 33 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 111 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 33 |
| English Language | GCSE | 114 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 112 |
| French | GCSE | 9 |
| Geography | GCSE | 83 |
Admissions
Walney School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 68
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 65
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 65
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 94 46 48 |
| Year 8 | 114 64 50 |
| Year 9 | 83 38 45 |
| Year 10 | 112 61 51 |
| Year 11 | 115 62 53 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 52.0% 78.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 48.0% 45.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 32.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 36.0% 11.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 4.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.3% 3.0% |