Furness Academy (Barrow-in-Furness) data

Furness Academy is located in Barrow-in-Furness and falls under the local authority of Westmorland and Furness. This mixed-sex secondary school has 1,159 pupils, with a capacity of 1,200, aged from eleven up to sixteen, and the type of establishment is academy sponsor led. The school has 64 teachers with each teacher on average earning the full-time equivalent of £40,501. The most recend Ofsted inspection was 14^th March 2023 resulting in an good rating.

Furness Academy contact details

Address	Furness Academy Park Drive Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA13 9BB
Website	http://www.furnessacademy.co.uk/
Headteacher	Mr Simon Laheney

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About Furness Academy

Phase of Education	Secondary
Type of Establishment	Academy sponsor led
Admissions Policy	Non-selective
Statutory Low Age	11
Statutory High Age	16
Boarders	No boarders
Official Sixth Form	Not applicable
Gender	Mixed
Religious Character	Does not apply
Diocese	Not applicable
Special Classes	Not applicable

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Pupils

Census Date	19^th January 2023
School Capacity	1,200
Number of Pupils	1,159	97% capacity
Number of Boys	589	51%
Number of Girls	570	49%
Free School Meals (%)	28.60%

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Where is Furness Academy?

Street Address	Park Drive
Town	Barrow-in-Furness
County	Cumbria
Postcode	LA13 9BB
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Ofsted

Ofsted Last Inspection	14^th March 2023
Ofsted Rating	Good
Ofsted Special Measures	Not applicable

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Teachers at Furness Academy

Total Number of Teachers	64
Total Number of Teachers (Full-Time Equivalent)	61.5
Total Number of Teaching Assistants	23
Total Number of Teaching Assistants (Full-Time Equivalent)	20.5
Total Number of Non Classroom-based School Support Staff	25
Total Number of Non Classroom-based School Support Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)	20.2
Pupil:Teacher Ratio	12.6
Mean Gross Full-Time Equivalent Salary of All Teachers	£40,501

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Furness Academy administrative data

Establishment Name	Furness Academy
Establishment Number	6908
Unique Reference Number	135940
Local Authority	Westmorland and Furness
Local Authority Code	943
Previous Local Authority	Pre-LGR 2023 Cumbria
Previous Local Authority Code	909
Government Statistical Service Local Authority Code	E06000064
Government Office Region	North West
District	Westmorland and Furness
District Code	E06000064
Ward	Ormsgill and Parkside
Parliamentary Constituency	Barrow and Furness
Urban/Rural Description	(England/Wales) Urban city and town
Middle Super Output Area	Barrow-in-Furness 005
Lower Super Output Area	Barrow-in-Furness 005B

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Furness Academy history

Establishment Status	Open
Last Changed Date	16^th January 2024
Reason Establishment Opened	New Provision
Open Date	1^st September 2009
Reason Establishment Closed	Not applicable

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Pupil Referral Unit

Teenage Mothers	Not applicable
Child Care Facilities	Not applicable
Special Educational Needs (SEN) Provision in Primary Care Unit	Not applicable
Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) Provides for Educational and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD)	Not applicable
Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) Offers Tuition by Another Provider	Not applicable

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Special Educational Needs

Section 41 Approved	Not applicable

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Trust

Trust flag	Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trust	FURNESS EDUCATION TRUST
School Sponsor flag	Linked to a sponsor
School Sponsor	Furness Education Trust

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Federation

Federation flag	Not applicable

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Further Education/Higher Education

UK Provider Reference Number	10027714
Further Education Type	Not applicable

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Furness Academy geodata

Easting	320952
Northing	469650
Latitude	54.11662
Longitude	-3.2108

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Nearest schools to Furness Academy

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Parkside Academy Greengate Street, BARROW-in-FURNESS, LA13 9BY	Primary	210m
Newbridge House PRU Newbridge House, Ewan Close, Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9HU	Not applicable	441m
Moorfield Learning Centre Moorfield Street, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, LA13 9RS	Not applicable	477m
Cambridge Primary School Cambridge Street, Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9RP	Primary	650m
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Lumley Street, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 2BA	Primary	729m
Greengate Junior School Greengate Street, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 1BG	Primary	740m
Ramsden Infant School Thwaite Street, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 1AN	Primary	783m
Newbarns Primary and Nursery School Rising Side, Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9ET	Primary	835m
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Ostley Bank, Newbarns, Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9LR	Primary	1km
St George's CofE School School Street, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 2JN	Primary	1km

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