# Alternatives to Walney School

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Walney School and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Walney School, for comparison

0.92 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Furness Academy, Barrow-in-Furness](/school/135940/furness-academy) | 2.1 mi north-east | 1.02 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow, Barrow-in-Furness](/school/148702/st-bernards-catholic-high-school-barrow) | 2.9 mi north-east | 0.79 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Dowdales School, Dalton-in-Furness](/school/112383/dowdales-school) | 4.8 mi north-east | 0.96 | 2026 | Standards maintained | no | not recorded |
| [Millom School, Millom](/school/112388/millom-school) | 7.5 mi north | 0.94 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Ulverston Victoria High School, Ulverston](/school/112385/ulverston-victoria-high-school) | 8.8 mi north-east | 0.98 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [Cartmel Priory CofE School, Grange-over-Sands](/school/137338/cartmel-priory-cofe-school) | 14.1 mi north-east | 0.98 | 2026 | Expected standard | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/141041/walney-school/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/141041/walney-school