South Walney Junior School

Amphitrite Street South, Walney, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3BG

Local ranking87th of 121 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness

Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

256

Capacity

7-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from South Walney Junior School (URN 112211) since 1 September 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 14 April 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met

Achievement: Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching: Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour: Strong standard
Personal development & wellbeing: Strong standard
Leadership & governance: Expected standard
Inclusion: Strong standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 66.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 83.0%
Writing (Expected): 73.0%
Maths (Expected): 83.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 83.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 106.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 105.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 107.0
Cohort Size: 41

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 191
Boys: 111 (58%)
Girls: 80 (42%)
Capacity: 256 (75% full)
SEND: 29.8%
FSM Eligible: 24.6%
EAL: 0.5%
SEN with EHC Plan: 6.3%
SEN Support: 23.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 20.4:1
Teachers (FTE): 9.3
Budget per Pupil: £6,733/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 4.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 12.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 96.8%
Mixed White & Asian: 1.1%
White Irish: 0.5%
White Other: 0.5%
Asian Chinese: 0.5%
Other: 0.5%

96.8%

White British

1.1%

Mixed White & Asian

0.5%

White Irish

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01229471447

admin@swalneyj.cumbria.sch.uk

Amphitrite Street South

Barrow-in-Furness, North West

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Administrative

URN: 149960
UKPRN: 10092929
Establishment No.: 2515
Trust: SOUTH CUMBRIA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

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