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  • Furness Academy
    Park Drive
    Barrow-in-Furness
    Cumbria
    LA13 9BB
  • Head: Mr Simon Laheney
  • T 01229 484270
  • W www.furnessacademy.co.uk
  • A state school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 16.
  • Boarding: No
  • Local authority: Westmorland and Furness
  • Pupils: 1159
  • Religion: Does not apply
  • Ofsted:
    • Latest Overall effectiveness Good 1
      • Outcomes for children and learners Good 1
      • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 1
      • Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 1
      • Effectiveness of leadership and management Good 1
    • 1 Full inspection 13th March 2023
  • Previous Ofsted grade: Good on 19th September 2017
  • Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report

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