Walney School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Feb 23 2022 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.walneyschool.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 489 (54% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.7%
- Girls
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.9%
- Persistent absence
- 27.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.7%
White British 96.9%
Other 1%
Mixed 0.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
Other White 0.4%
African 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.84
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.1
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 7%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.6
Local authority average 46.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.44
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 12 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 37 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 6 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 22 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 13 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
| English Language | GCSE | 99 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 99 |
Admissions
Walney School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 92
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 84
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 84
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 111 62 49 |
| Year 8 | 79 36 43 |
| Year 9 | 121 65 56 |
| Year 10 | 117 62 55 |
| Year 11 | 61 28 33 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% n/a 86.5% |
Further education | 71.0% n/a 34.7% |
School sixth form | 3.0% n/a 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% n/a 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% n/a 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% n/a 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 10.0% n/a 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% n/a 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% n/a 1.0% |