Walney Academy

Secondary · Westmorland and Furness · LA14 3JT · URN 141041

Ofsted: not publishedLast inspected 2025-05-07Cohort 468Non-selective

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 114

3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 31 schools in Westmorland and Furness

Attainment 8 score
The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
38.7
Westmorland and Furness 41.89England 46.1
3.2 below the area average of 41.9
Overall standards
Progress 8 score
Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.
Withheld
Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths
21.9%
Westmorland and Furness 36.2%England 45.9%
14.3 percentage points below the area average of 36.2
Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths
41.2%
Westmorland and Furness 53.8%
12.5 percentage points below the area average of 53.8
Overall standards
EBacc average point score
3.19
Westmorland and Furness 3.52England 4.07
In line with the area average of 3.5
Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above
0.9%
Westmorland and Furness 9.6%England 17.6%
8.7 percentage points below the area average of 9.6
Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects
7%
Westmorland and Furness 19%
12 percentage points below the area average of 19
Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort
21.1%
Westmorland and Furness 18%
3.1 percentage points above the area average of 18
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
114
Westmorland and Furness 87
26.9 above the area average of 87.1
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Westmorland and Furness	Against national	Feeds
Attainment 8 scoreThe average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.	38.7 Westmorland and Furness 41.89England 46.1	3.2 below the area average of 41.9	7.4 below the national figure of 46.1	Overall standards
Progress 8 scoreProgress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.	Withheld	No local comparison	No national comparison	Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	21.9% Westmorland and Furness 36.2%England 45.9%	14.3 percentage points below the area average of 36.2	24 percentage points below the national figure of 45.9	Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths	41.2% Westmorland and Furness 53.8%	12.5 percentage points below the area average of 53.8	No national comparison	Overall standards
EBacc average point score	3.19 Westmorland and Furness 3.52England 4.07	In line with the area average of 3.5	0.9 below the national figure of 4.07	Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above	0.9% Westmorland and Furness 9.6%England 17.6%	8.7 percentage points below the area average of 9.6	16.7 percentage points below the national figure of 17.6	Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects	7% Westmorland and Furness 19%	12 percentage points below the area average of 19	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort	21.1% Westmorland and Furness 18%	3.1 percentage points above the area average of 18	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	114 Westmorland and Furness 87	26.9 above the area average of 87.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Westmorland and Furness · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Secondary classes: 21.7 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 2.4% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 27.8% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 21.8% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 13.8pupils per adult
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 23.9pupils per teacher
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 79.1% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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