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Victoria Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Devonshire Road
 Barrow-in-Furness
 Cumbria LA14 5NE
Telephone: 01229 870812

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 7-11)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2015
History: This school arose from Victoria Junior School
Trust: Furness Education Trust
Sponsor: Furness Education Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Matt Connell (since September 2026)
Previous Headteacher: Janine Pierce
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 10 / 6.75
Non-teaching Staff*: 12.1
Number of pupils: 209
Pupils Per Teacher: 20.9
Sex: Mixed (56% boys / 44% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 12.00% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 21.1%
Local child deprivation rate: 28.8% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 6.2%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 11.1%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.3km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Authority: Cumbria
Constituency: Barrow and Furness
Electoral Ward: Ormsgill and Parkside
School Number: 9432507

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 28th February 2024 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Outstanding

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
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Nearby Schools

  1. Victoria Infant and Nursery School (0.2km) show on map
  2. St Paul's CofE Junior School (0.7km) show on map
  3. St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Barrow (0.9km) show on map
  4. Furness Academy (1.0km) show on map
  5. Holy Family Catholic Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  6. Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  7. South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service (1.2km) show on map
  8. Hindpool Nursery School (1.2km) show on map
  9. Ramsden Infant School (1.3km) show on map
  10. Brisbane Park Infant School (1.3km) show on map
  11. St James' CofE Junior School (1.3km) show on map
  12. Newbarns Primary and Nursery School (1.3km) show on map
  13. Chetwynde School (1.3km) show on map
  14. St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow (1.5km) show on map
  15. Parkside Academy (1.5km) show on map
  16. Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery (1.5km) show on map
  17. Greengate Junior School (1.6km) show on map
  18. Moorfield Learning Centre (1.9km) show on map
  19. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow (1.9km) show on map
  20. St George's CofE School (1.9km) show on map
  21. Cambridge Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  22. Yarlside Academy (2.3km) show on map
  23. Vickerstown School (2.5km) show on map
  24. Barrow Island Community Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  25. Roose School (2.7km) show on map
  26. Newton Village Academy (2.9km) show on map
  27. St Columba's School (2.9km) show on map
  28. South Walney Infant and Nursery School (3.2km) show on map
  29. George Hastwell School Special Academy (3.2km) show on map
  30. South Walney Junior School (3.2km) show on map
  31. Walney Academy (3.4km) show on map
  32. Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  33. Dowdales School (4.4km) show on map
  34. Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School (4.6km) show on map
  35. George Romney Junior School (4.6km) show on map
  36. Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary Schoo... (5.0km) show on map
  37. Askam Village School (6.5km) show on map
  38. Ireleth St Peter's CofE Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  39. Lindal and Marton Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  40. Low Furness CofE Primary School (7.5km) show on map
  41. Pennington CofE School (8.9km) show on map
  42. Haverigg Primary School (9.0km) show on map
  43. Millom Infant School (9.5km) show on map
  44. Parkview Nursery School (9.5km) show on map
  45. St James' Catholic Primary School (9.7km) show on map
  46. Black Combe Junior School (9.8km) show on map
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  48. Croftlands Infant School (10.3km) show on map
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  50. Ulverston Victoria High School (10.8km) show on map
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  56. Thwaites School (14.7km) show on map
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  69. Lindale CofE Primary School (23.4km) show on map
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  80. Morecambe Bay Academy (24.9km) show on map
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  84. Bleasdale School (26.2km) show on map
  85. St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy (26.3km) show on map
  86. Charles Saer Community Primary School (26.3km) show on map
  87. St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood (26.3km) show on map
  88. Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community P... (26.3km) show on map
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  95. Arnside National CofE School (26.8km) show on map
  96. Lancaster and Morecambe College (26.8km) show on map
  97. Fleetwood High School (26.9km) show on map
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  99. SwitchED2 (27.1km) show on map
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