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Furness Academy

Park Drive, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 9BB · URN 135940

Public data summary

5.8

out of 10 · 19 data sources

Coverage 56% · Solid

Record

At a glance

Ofsted: Good
Pupils: 566
Age range: 11–16
Gender: Mixed
Capacity: 1,200
Local authority: Westmorland and Furness

Outcomes

Published performance

GCSE Progress 8: -0.36
GCSE Attainment 8: 40.9

Context

Attendance and community

Overall absence: 9.0%
Persistent absence: 24.8%
Free school meals: 25.3%
SEN support: 17.4%
English additional language: 1.9%

Resources

Workforce and funding

Pupil–teacher ratio: 8.5:1
Average class size: 23.0
Staff turnover: 12.0%

Official-data model

Data dimensions

Achievement

4.4

4 contributing signals

Progress

6.0

2 contributing signals

Attendance

5.7

6 contributing signals

Resources

6.6

4 contributing signals

Equity

6.5

3 contributing signals

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Official website

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