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Furness Academy

Furness Academy
Park Drive
Barrow in Furness
Cumbria
England
LA139BB

📞 phone: 01229 484270

👨‍🏫 headteacher: Mr Simon Laheney

✉️ reveal email: i…@furnessacademy.co.ukreveal

🌍 web: www.furnessacademy.co.uk

1209 pupils mixed gender
1200 pupils capacity: 101% full

625 boys 52%

584 girls 48%

Last updated:

Secondary — Academy sponsor led

Admissions policy
Non-selective
Trust school
Supported by a multi-academy trust
URN
135940
Education phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Establishment #
6908
Open date
1. September 2009
Reason open
New Provision
OSGB coordinates
Easting: 320952, Northing: 469650
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 54.117, Longitude: -3.2108
Accepting pupils
11—16 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
18. January 2024
Ofsted last inspection
13. March 2023
Region › Const. › Ward
North West › Barrow and Furness › Ormsgill and Parkside
Free school meals %
29.30
Trust
FURNESS EDUCATION TRUST
Learning provider ref #
10027714

School governors

  • Mr Simon Laheney, Local Governor
    (1. September 2015—None)
  • Mrs Jayne Moorby, Local Governor
    (1. September 2023—31. August 2027)
  • Mr Steven McKinnell, Local Governor
    (1. September 2023—31. August 2027)
  • Mrs Jayne Beach, Local Governor
    (29. February 2024—28. February 2028)
  • Mr Graeme Corkill, Local Governor
    (21. July 2021—20. July 2025)
  • Mr Mark Woodham, Local Governor
    (4. July 2021—27. March 2024)
  • Mr Robin White, Local Governor
    (26. January 2022—25. January 2026)
  • Mr Andrew Kendall, Local Governor
    (26. September 2022—25. September 2026)
  • Mrs Hilary Ellam, Local Governor
    (1. September 2022—31. August 2026)
  • Mrs Kirstie Bennett, Local Governor
    (8. March 2023—7. March 2027)
  • Mrs Laura Lake, Local Governor
    (8. March 2023—7. March 2027)
  • Miss Ellyse Rochford, Local Governor
    (8. March 2023—7. March 2027)
  • Mrs Hilary Ellam, Chair of Local Governing Body
    (12. August 2023—31. August 2026)
  • Laurie Goulding, Local Governor
    (20. June 2024—20. June 2028)
  • Lauren Dixon, Local Governor
    (7. October 2024—7. October 2028)
  • Sam Taylor, Local Governor
    (20. June 2024—20. June 2028)
  • Geoff Jolliffe, Local Governor
    (20. June 2024—20. June 2028)
  • Laura Szymala, Local Governor
    (20. June 2024—20. June 2028)
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