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# Furness Academy

Furness Academy is a secondary academy in Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom with 1,187 pupils, part of Furness Education Trust. Ofsted: Good, inspected 13 March 2023. As of 12 November 2026 it is advertising 2 vacancies: Teacher of Maths (Maternity Cover) (closes 19 November) and Teacher of IT / Computer Science (closes 19 November).

Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. [2 live vacancies](https://eduatlas.org/#vacancies).

- **Head:** Helen Robinson, Headteacher
- **Trust or group:** Furness Education Trust
- **Type:** Academy, Secondary
- **Pupils:** 1,187 pupils · 48% girls · 29.4% eligible for free school meals · 3.0% with English as an additional language — DfE school census, 2025/26
- **Special needs:** 130 (11.0%) on SEN support · 75 (6.3%) with an education, health and care plan — DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
- **Curriculum:** Cambridge
- **Local authority:** Westmorland and Furness
- **Location:** Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9BB, United Kingdom
- **Telephone:** 01229484270
- **Website:** [furnessacademy.co.uk](http://www.furnessacademy.co.uk/)
- **Register number:** URN 135940 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/135940))
- **Ofsted:** Good, inspected 13 March 2023

## Vacancies (2)

- [Teacher of Maths (Maternity Cover)](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/0la313wzl7h-teacher-of-maths-maternity-cover) · Salary £34,069 to £52,835 a year · Closes 19 Nov · Full time, part time, temporary · The successful applicant will have excellent subject knowledge and a strong desire to engage students in learning and will assist the Subject Leader in ensuring that teaching is…

- [Teacher of IT / Computer Science](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/1v11n8xzgz0-teacher-of-it-computer-science) · Salary £34,069 to £52,835 a year · Closes 19 Nov · Full time · We are seeking a positive, enthusiastic, and highly motivated teacher of IT/Computer Science. The successful applicant will have excellent subject knowledge and a strong ability…

## Exam results

| Year | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ Eng. & maths |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 provisional | 40.8 | 31.7% |
| 2024/25 | 42.4 | 35.6% |
| 2023/24 | 40.9 | 32.5% |

Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.

## Inspections

| Date | Inspection | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 13 March 2023 | Graded inspection | Good |
| 20 September 2017 | Graded inspection | Good |

Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.

## Staff

| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 | 67.0 | 17.7 | – | 1 | £45,112 |
| 2024/25 | 62.7 | 18.9 | 11% | 1 | £45,106 |
| 2023/24 | 66.8 | 18.1 | 12% | 1 | £47,163 |
| 2022/23 | 69.7 | 16.6 | 9% | 0 | £42,159 |
| 2021/22 | 67.8 | 16.5 | 10% | 0 | £42,795 |
| 2020/21 | 63.1 | 17.1 | 6% | 0 | £44,394 |

Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.

## Attendance

| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 | 9.0% | 3.0% | 22.5% | 5.1% |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 3.4% | 24.7% | 4.5% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 3.0% | 23.3% | 3.7% |
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 3.0% | 24.4% | 3.7% |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 1.9% | 24.3% | 3.1% |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 1.1% | 14.1% | 1.6% |

Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).

## Hiring history

4 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 3 teaching, 1 support. Most often advertised: Chief Financial Officer, Higher Level Teaching Assistant, Teacher of Maths. Last advertised October 2026.

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## Sources

Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Inspection: Ofsted. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.

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