Ulverston Victoria High School

Type Secondary / Community school
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Springfield Road
Ulverston
Cumbria
LA12 0EB
Phone 01229483900
Reference Number 112385

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1338
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.53%
Girls: 52.47%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 11.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 20

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 81 108 189
8 107 97 204
9 106 112 218
10 97 115 212
11 108 86 194
12 74 90 164
13 63 94 157

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 93.1%
White, Other 2.2%
Mixed, Other 1.2%
White & Asian 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
White & Black (African) 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Asian, Other 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-12-05
Date Description Report
2023-09-20 School inspection School inspection
2020-10-08 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2018-09-26 Short inspection Short inspection
2013-11-26 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-03-16 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-03-22 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2009-03-11 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-10-07 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2008-04-15 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2007-10-31 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2004-11-01 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
48.8 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 45.4% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 68% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 38.89 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 37.87 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade B C C+
Average Grade (best 3) B- C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 17.5% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 61 2
Third Preference 22 0
From another Local Authority 6 3

Previous Years

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Name Distance
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston
Springfield Road, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 0EA
0.14 miles
Sir John Barrow School
Argyle Street, Sir John Barrow School, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 0BD
0.37 miles
Croftlands Infant School
Oakwood Drive, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 9JU
0.43 miles
Croftlands Junior School
Oakwood Drive, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 9JU
0.43 miles
Church Walk CofE Primary School
Church Walk, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 7EN
0.66 miles
Pennington CofE School
Pennington, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 0RR
1.32 miles
Low Furness CofE Primary School
Church Road, Great Urswick, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 0TA
2.46 miles
Lindal and Marton Primary School
Pit Lane, Lindal, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 0NB
2.48 miles
Penny Bridge CofE School
Greenodd, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 7RQ
3.54 miles
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Dalton-In-Furness
Crooklands Brow, Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA15 8LB
3.64 miles
Ireleth St Peter's CofE Primary School
Kirkby Road, Ireleth, Askam-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA16 7EY
3.93 miles
Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School
Chapel Street, Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA15 8RX
3.98 miles
George Romney Junior School
Cobden Street, Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA15 8SE
3.98 miles
Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School
Coronation Drive, Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA15 8QR
4.31 miles
Askam Village School
Lots Road, Askam-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA16 7DA
4.52 miles
Burlington CofE School
School Road, Kirkby-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA17 7UH
4.62 miles
Flookburgh CofE Primary School
Winder Lane, Flookburgh, Flookburgh Cofe Primary School, Winder Lane, Grange-Over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 7LE
4.94 miles
Name Distance
Sandside Lodge School
Springfield Road, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 0DZ
1.01 miles
Dowdales School
[Postcode LA15 8AH], Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA15 8AH
4.16 miles
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