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Furness Academy

Secondary Academy school in Barrow-in-Furness LA13 9BB

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  • School Reference Number: 135940
  • Address: Park Drive, Barrow-in-Furness LA13 9BB
  • Headteacher: Mr Simon Laheney
  • Telephone: 01229 484270
  • Website: furnessacademy.co.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Furness Education Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy sponsor led
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,200
  • Local Education Authority: Westmorland and Furness
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 16
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: September 2009* (New Provision)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 13/03/2023

Rating published on 14/06/2023

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
13 March 2023 15 June 2023 School inspection Good
19 September 2017 20 October 2017 Full inspection Good
3 July 2015 16 July 2015 Monitoring visit
21 April 2015 13 May 2015 Full inspection Requires Improvement
4 November 2014 26 November 2014 Monitoring visit
10 June 2014 2 July 2014 Monitoring visit
5 March 2014 27 March 2014 Monitoring visit
10 December 2013 27 December 2013 Monitoring visit
19 September 2013 10 October 2013 Monitoring visit
15 May 2013 21 June 2013 Full inspection Inadequate
16 October 2012 12 November 2012 Monitoring visit
25 January 2012 14 March 2012 Full inspection Inadequate
2 March 2011 23 March 2011 Monitoring visit

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Unique Reference Number135940
Local Authority Code943
Local Authority NameWestmorland and Furness
Establishment Number6908
School / College NameFurness Academy
Establishment Type Code28
Establishment typeAcademy sponsor led
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date01-09-2009
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High16
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code0
Official sixth formNot applicable
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,200
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils1,209
Number of Boys625
Number of Girls584
Percentage Free School Meals29.30
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code15877
Academy trust or TrustFURNESS EDUCATION TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorFurness Education Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10027714
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date15-11-2024
StreetPark Drive
Locality
Address3
TownBarrow-in-Furness
County (name)Cumbria
PostcodeLA13 9BB
Websitehttp://www.furnessacademy.co.uk/
Telephone01229484270
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameSimon
Headteacher/Principal last nameLaheney
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeB
Government Office RegionNorth West
District CodeE06000064
DistrictWestmorland and Furness
Ward CodeE05014241
WardOrmsgill and Parkside
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001076
Parliamentary ConstituencyBarrow and Furness
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000064
Easting320952
Northing469650
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Barrow-in-Furness 005
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Barrow-in-Furness 005B
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code909
Previous local authorityPre-LGR 2023 Cumbria
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN36046763
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02003981
LSOA CodeE01019168
Free School Meals354
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN135940
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/135940
LAESTAB9436908
School nameFurness Academy
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Sponsor Led
School open date01/09/2009
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formNot applicable
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionNorth West
RegionNorth West
Local authorityWestmorland and Furness
Parliamentary constituencyBarrow and Furness
Multi-academy trust UID15877
Multi-academy trust nameFURNESS EDUCATION TRUST
Academy sponsor UID15912
Academy sponsor nameFurness Education Trust
PostcodeLA13 9BB
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile5
Total number of pupils1,209
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age16
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10242075
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date13/03/2023
Publication date14/06/2023
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection135940
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection9436908
School name at time of latest graded inspectionFurness Academy
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Current school type used for chart C6Academy sponsor led
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection number10032202
Previous inspection start date19/09/2017
Previous publication date20/10/2017
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection135940
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection9436908
School name at time of previous graded inspectionFurness Academy
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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