Settling in at Walney SchoolWorries over work Difficulties with friends

Bullying Exam or revision support Difficulties at home

As a result of the Education Act 1944, Walney Island needed to have its own secondary school.

The present Sandy Gap site was agreed in 1951 and the school built.[1]

At GCSE and GNVQ the school is ranked 33rd out of the fortseven secondary schools in Cumbria It has no Sixth Formso does not teach at Alevel

Walney School achieved Specialist Engineering Status in 2009

Walney School was the victim of an arson attack in April 2008

The school then of 600 pupils was shut for a week and an investigation was pursued

The fire was only confined to one classroom but caused thousands of pounds worth of damage

.The petrol bomb was thrown between 6.00 and 7.00am so no pupils were injured.

Staff Walney School has a high calibre of staff, both teaching and non-teaching. Please select from the panel on the right to view staff

The Art department encourages our students in years 7, 8 and 9 to develop a broad range of creative skills through the teaching of a variet