South Walney Junior School
Amphitrite Street South, Walney, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3BG
This school is closed (it closed in August 2023).
It was replaced by South Walney Junior School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Zena Lines
- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 256
- Pupils on roll
- 194
- URN
- 112211
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
About this school
South Walney Junior School was a community primary school in Barrow-in-Furness. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 194 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
South Walney Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 |
| Writing progress | -0.10 |
| Maths progress | -0.30 |
How South Walney Junior School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.7% | 18.6% | 194 | — |
| South Walney Junior School | 66% | 4.8% | 24.6% | 209 | 0.0 miles |
| South Walney Infant and Nursery School | — | 3.9% | 15% | 134 | 0.1 miles |
| St Columba's School | 30% | 4.8% | 11.8% | 212 | 0.3 miles |
| Vickerstown School | 15% | 6.8% | 21.7% | 156 | 0.7 miles |
| Barrow Island Community Primary School | 54% | 5.8% | 29.8% | 162 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.6%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.7%
- Persistent absence
- 14.9%
Location
Nearby schools
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South Walney Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
-
South Walney Infant and Nursery School0.1 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
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St Columba's School0.3 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
-
Vickerstown School0.7 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
-
Barrow Island Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
Other schools in Barrow-in-Furness
- Barrow Island Community Primary School Primary
- Brisbane Park Infant School Primary
- Cambridge Primary School Primary
- Greengate Junior School Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary
- Newbarns Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Newton Village Academy Primary
- Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School Primary
- Parkside Academy Primary
- Ramsden Infant School Primary
- Roose School Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does South Walney Junior School teach?
- South Walney Junior School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Barrow-in-Furness.
- Has South Walney Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected South Walney Junior School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is South Walney Junior School?
- South Walney Junior School had 194 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- What are South Walney Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, South Walney Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 11 September 2023.