Ulverston Victoria High School is a secondary school located in Ulverston. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 27/11/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Springfield Road, Ulverston, LA12 0EB
Website: www.uvhs.uk
Telephone: 01229483900
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Matthew Hardwick
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 112385

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 27/11/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1310
Number of Pupils: 1362
Number of Boys: 660
Number of Girls: 702

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 10% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.22 Confidence interval 0.06 to 0.39
Of the 228 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 223 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:44%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:50%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:52.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.73
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Springfield Road , LA12 0EA
3out of 4 252 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Sir John Barrow School
Argyle Street , LA12 0BD
3out of 4 656 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Croftlands Infant School
Oakwood Drive , LA12 9JU
3out of 4 753 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Croftlands Junior School
Oakwood Drive , LA12 9JU
3out of 4 753 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Church Walk CofE Primary School
Church Walk , LA12 7EN
3out of 4 1,168 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ulverston Victoria High School
Springfield Road , LA12 0EB
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sandside Lodge School
Springfield Road , LA12 0DZ
3out of 4 1,779 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.