Victoria Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Devonshire Road
 Barrow-in-Furness
 Cumbria LA14 5NE
Telephone: 01229 870812
Previous Name: n/a

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: Mrs Janine Pierce (since September 2021)
Previous Headteacher: Caroline Vernon
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 10 / 6.75
Non-teaching Staff*: 12.1
Number of pupils: 201
Pupils Per Teacher: 20.1
Sex: Mixed (57% boys / 43% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 13.90% (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
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

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. Furness College (1.7km) show on map
  19. Moorfield Learning Centre (1.9km) show on map
  20. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow (1.9km) show on map
  21. St George's CofE School (1.9km) show on map
  22. Cambridge Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  23. Yarlside Academy (2.3km) show on map
  24. Vickerstown School (2.5km) show on map
  25. Barrow Island Community Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  26. Roose School (2.7km) show on map
  27. Newton Village Academy (2.9km) show on map
  28. St Columba's School (2.9km) show on map
  29. South Walney Infant and Nursery School (3.2km) show on map
  30. George Hastwell School Special Academy (3.2km) show on map
  31. South Walney Junior School (3.2km) show on map
  32. Walney School (3.4km) show on map
  33. Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  34. Dowdales School (4.4km) show on map
  35. Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School (4.6km) show on map
  36. George Romney Junior School (4.6km) show on map
  37. Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary Schoo... (5.0km) show on map
  38. Askam Village School (6.5km) show on map
  39. Ireleth St Peter's CofE Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  40. Lindal and Marton Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  41. Low Furness CofE Primary School (7.5km) show on map
  42. Pennington CofE School (8.9km) show on map
  43. Haverigg Primary School (9.0km) show on map
  44. Millom Infant School (9.5km) show on map
  45. Parkview Nursery School (9.5km) show on map
  46. St James' Catholic Primary School (9.7km) show on map
  47. Black Combe Junior School (9.8km) show on map
  48. Millom School (10.1km) show on map
  49. Croftlands Infant School (10.3km) show on map
  50. Croftlands Junior School (10.3km) show on map
  51. Ulverston Victoria High School (10.8km) show on map
  52. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston (10.8km) show on map
  53. Sandside Lodge School (10.9km) show on map
  54. Sir John Barrow School (11.4km) show on map
  55. Church Walk CofE Primary School (11.6km) show on map
  56. Burlington CofE School (12.2km) show on map
  57. Thwaites School (14.7km) show on map
  58. Penny Bridge CofE School (16.1km) show on map
  59. Broughton CofE Primary and Nursery School (16.6km) show on map
  60. Flookburgh CofE Primary School (16.9km) show on map
  61. Allithwaite CofE Primary School (19.3km) show on map
  62. Cartmel Priory CofE School (19.5km) show on map
  63. Cartmel CofE Primary School (19.6km) show on map
  64. Captain Shaw's CofE School (19.8km) show on map
  65. Leven Valley CofE Primary School (20.3km) show on map
  66. Grange CofE Primary School (21.1km) show on map
  67. Fell House School (21.4km) show on map
  68. Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary ... (23.2km) show on map
  69. Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Pr... (23.3km) show on map
  70. Lindale CofE Primary School (23.4km) show on map
  71. Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School (23.5km) show on map
  72. West End Primary School (23.5km) show on map
  73. Mossgate Primary School (23.6km) show on map
  74. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (23.7km) show on map
  75. Bay Leadership Academy (23.8km) show on map
  76. Morecambe Bay Community Primary School (24.3km) show on map
  77. Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School (24.5km) show on map
  78. Waberthwaite CofE School (24.5km) show on map
  79. Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School (24.7km) show on map
  80. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe (24.8km) show on map
  81. Morecambe Bay Academy (24.9km) show on map
  82. Lancaster Road Primary School (25.2km) show on map
  83. Great Wood Primary School (25.9km) show on map
  84. Shakespeare Primary School (26.2km) show on map
  85. Bleasdale School (26.2km) show on map
  86. St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy (26.3km) show on map
  87. Charles Saer Community Primary School (26.3km) show on map
  88. St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood (26.3km) show on map
  89. Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community P... (26.3km) show on map
  90. Fleetwood Chaucer Community Primary School (26.3km) show on map
  91. Silverdale St John's Church of England Volunt... (26.4km) show on map
  92. Dean Barwick Primary School (26.5km) show on map
  93. Morecambe Road School (26.5km) show on map
  94. Overton St Helen's Church of England Primary ... (26.7km) show on map
  95. Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary ... (26.7km) show on map
  96. Arnside National CofE School (26.8km) show on map
  97. Lancaster and Morecambe College (26.8km) show on map
  98. Fleetwood High School (26.9km) show on map
  99. Fleetwood Flakefleet Primary School (27.0km) show on map
  100. SwitchED2 (27.1km) show on map
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Associated Schools

Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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