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 1336
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.16%
Girls: 52.84%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 13.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 19.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 94 84 178
8 80 108 188
9 109 95 204
10 101 113 214
11 96 113 209
12 81 102 183
13 69 91 160

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 92.2%
White, Other 2.5%
Mixed, Other 1.2%
White & Asian 0.7%
Chinese 0.6%
Indian 0.6%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish 0.4%
White & Black (African) 0.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.2%
African 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Asian, Other 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
30 Sep 2025 School inspection
20 Sep 2023 School inspection
08 Oct 2020 Monitoring visit
26 Sep 2018 Short inspection
26 Nov 2013 Full inspection:
16 Mar 2011 Full inspection:
22 Mar 2010 Curriculum and development visit
11 Mar 2009 Full inspection:
07 Oct 2008 Monitoring visit
15 Apr 2008 Monitoring visit
31 Oct 2007 Full inspection:
01 Nov 2004 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)
46.8

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 37.3%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 57.4%

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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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 36.1
Average Points (best 3) 35.61

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 17.2%
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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 77 0
Third Preference 22 0
From another Local Authority 7 0

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Staying in Education
 >  Further Education
 >  School Sixth Form
 >  Sixth Form College
 >  Other Education
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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
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[Postcode LA15 8AH], Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA15 8AH
4.16 miles
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