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Walney School

URN: 141041

Address: Sandy Gap Lane, Walney, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 3JT
THE FELLS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Rating and reports

Inspection outcome

The overall outcome of the inspection on 22 February 2022 was:

Requires Improvement

Quality of education:

Requires Improvement

Behaviour and attitudes:

Requires Improvement

Personal development:

Good

Leadership and management:

Requires Improvement

Requires Improvement

All reports

  1. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 24 January 2024
    PDF – Published

  2. School inspection: Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 03 May 2022
    PDF – Published

  3. Full inspection: Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 17 December 2018
    PDF – Published

  4. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 06 November 2017
    PDF – Published

  5. Full inspection: InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 27 January 2017
    PDF – Published
  6. Opened

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About Walney School

  • Type: Academy
  • Boarding: No
  • Religious character: None
  • Local authority: Westmorland and Furness

Pupils

  • Age Range: 11 - 16
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Number of pupils: 489
  • School capacity: 900

Location

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  • Address: Sandy Gap Lane, Walney, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 3JT
  • Region: North West

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