Vickerstown School is a primary school located in Barrow-in-Furness. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 06/03/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Mill Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3XY
Website:
Telephone: 01229471350
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mr David Holmes
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112209

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/03/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 174
Number of Boys: 104
Number of Girls: 70

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 9.4 Confidence interval 6.8 to 12
Writing
Average: 1.9 Confidence interval -0.4 to 4.3
Maths
Average: 1.6 Confidence interval -0.6 to 3.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:80%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:111
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hindpool Nursery School
Bath Street , LA14 5TS 		4out of 4 1,580 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Vickerstown School
Mill Lane , Walney LA14 3XY 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
North Walney Primary & Nursery School
Duddon Drive , Walney LA14 3TN 		3out of 4 356 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Columba's School
Church Lane , Walney Island LA14 3AD 		3out of 4 809 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
South Walney Infant and Nursery School
Amphitrite Street , Walney LA14 3BZ 		3out of 4 1,212 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
South Walney Junior School
Amphitrite Street South , Walney LA14 3BG 		3out of 4 1,313 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Walney School
Sandy Gap Lane , Walney LA14 3JT 		2out of 4 920 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Furness Academy
Park Drive , LA13 9BB 		3out of 4 3,236 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Furness College
Channelside , LA14 2PJ 		- not rated 1,118 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
George Hastwell School Special Academy
Moor Tarn Lane , Walney Island LA14 3LW 		2out of 4 673 yd Academy special sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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