Victoria Academy 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 09/07/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Devonshire Road, Barrow-in-Furness

School Information

Address: Devonshire Road, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 5NE
Website: www.victoria-academy.co.uk
Telephone: 01229870812
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Janine Pierce
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142247

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/07/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 220
Number of Pupils: 200
Number of Boys: 90
Number of Girls: 110

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 2.4 Confidence interval 0.5 to 4.4
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.1 Confidence interval 1.2 to 4.9
Maths
Above Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 1.1 to 4.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:87%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
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 1,467 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Victoria Academy
Devonshire Road , LA14 5NE 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Victoria Infant and Nursery School
Oxford Street , LA14 5QN 		3out of 4 316 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Paul's CofE Junior School
Hawcoat Lane , LA14 4HF 		3out of 4 644 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Pius X Catholic Primary School
Schneider Road , LA14 4AA 		2out of 4 997 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School
Mill Bank , LA14 4AR 		3out of 4 1,069 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Furness Academy
Park Drive , LA13 9BB 		3out of 4 1,604 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
Rating Lane , LA13 9LE 		- not rated 1,619 yd Academy converter No 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 1,930 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chetwynde School
Rating Lane , LA13 0NY 		2out of 4 1,418 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newbridge House PRU
Newbridge House , Ewan Close LA13 9HU 		3out of 4 1,387 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Moorfield Learning Centre
Moorfield Street , Barrow in Furness LA13 9RS 		- not rated 2,124 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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