OFSTED
7 May 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Trust
FURNESS EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
468
468 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
222
47.4% of pupils
Male pupils
246
52.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.0 pts
above England
School
27.8%
Westmorland and Furness
15.0%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.9 pts
below England
School
2.4%
Westmorland and Furness
5.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Westmorland and Furness
1.2%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
96.4%
451
Any other Asian background
1.1%
5
African
0.6%
3
Any other Mixed background
0.6%
3
Any other ethnic group
0.6%
3
Any other White background
0.4%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
29.3%
137 of
468 pupils
8.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.4 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
38.7
0.5 pts
below England
Latest published: -1.20 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.30%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.08 pts
higher than
England
School
9.30%
Westmorland and Furness
5.09%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
26.44%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.63 pts
higher than
England
School
26.44%
Westmorland and Furness
11.05%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.54%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.73 pts
higher than
England
School
3.54%
Westmorland and Furness
0.87%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
52.0%
40.3 pts
below England
Walney Academy
52.0%
Westmorland and Furness
80.9%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.