Walney Academy
Secondary school in Barrow-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness. No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (May 2025).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 7 May 2025, report published 14 July 2025, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
No overall grade. From September 2024 Ofsted stopped giving one, but still graded each area.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around May 2029
The last inspection was in May 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 2.1 milesFurness Academy
Good (Mar 2023)
- 2.9 milesChetwynde School
Good (Nov 2023)
- 2.9 milesSt Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
Good (Sep 2022)
- 4.8 milesDowdales School
Standards maintained (Feb 2025)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.