Walney Academy
Sandy Gap Lane, Walney, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3JT
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 468 (246 boys, 222 girls)
- Capacity: 900
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 27.8%
- Telephone: 01229471528
- Ofsted: Requires improvement (22 Feb 2022); inspected again 7 May 2025, no overall grade
- Attainment 8: 40.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 85 applications, 59 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
Other schools in Westmorland and Furness
- St Columba's School (0.3 miles, straight line)
- South Walney Infant and Nursery School (0.4 miles, straight line)
- South Walney Junior School (0.5 miles, straight line)
- Vickerstown School (0.5 miles, straight line)
- Barrow Island Community Primary School (1.2 miles, straight line)
- Brisbane Park Infant School (1.3 miles, straight line)
