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Ulverston Victoria High School

URN
112385
Phase
Secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Ulverston Victoria High School
URN
112385
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-18
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

64 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

57

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

67

Destinations

47

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of secondary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#7 of 18 schools in Westmorland and Furness

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
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  • 8 alternative schools identified

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
16 November 2025
Inspection date
30 September 2025
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 16 November 2025

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 16 November 2025

  • Personal development

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

179

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

295

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

179

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.65×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Admissions portal
Bristol admissions
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.uvhs.uk

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

46.8

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

37.3%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

60.3%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

34.0%

EBacc achievement

Location

LA12 0EB - Springfield Road, Ulverston, Cumbria

Contact details

Address
Springfield Road, Ulverston, Cumbria
Postcode
LA12 0EB
Phone
1229483900
Website
www.uvhs.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Westmorland and Furness
Local authority code
943

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 169 schools in Westmorland and Furness.

Authority statistics

Total schools

169

Open schools

162

Closed schools

7

Primary schools

127

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 16 November 2025

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 16 November 2025

  • Sixth form

    Good

    Graded 16 November 2025

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    16 November 202530 September 2025S5 InspectionInspectionView report for inspection published 16 November 2025
    4 December 202321 September 2023-School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 4 December 2023
    • Inspection

      Published
      16 November 2025
      Inspected
      30 September 2025
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

      Published
      4 December 2023
      Inspected
      21 September 2023
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    60.7%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 179

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    EBacc achievement

    12.0%

    Post-16 (A level)

    Below average

    Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.

    Average point score per entry

    APS

    36.1

    Value added

    Value added

    -0.11

    AAB with two facilitating subjects

    AAB %

    17.2%

    Retention

    Retention %

    Not published

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    75.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    3.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    16.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    4.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    19

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary127 (76.0%)
    • Secondary19 (11.4%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other21 (12.6%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    St Mary's Catholic Primary School231 mPrimaryClosed
    St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston231 mPrimaryOpen
    Sir John Barrow School600 mPrimaryOpen
    Croftlands Junior School689 mPrimaryOpen
    Croftlands Infant School689 mPrimaryOpen
    Dale Street Infant and Nursery School971 mPrimaryClosed
    Church Walk CofE Primary School1.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    Sandside Lodge School1.6 kmNot applicableOpen
    Pennington CofE School2.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    Low Furness CofE Primary School4.0 kmPrimaryOpen
    • St Mary's Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      231 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston
      Distance
      231 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Sir John Barrow School
      Distance
      600 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Croftlands Junior School
      Distance
      689 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Westmorland and Furness)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Appleby Grammar SchoolSecondaryCA16 6XUOpen
    Cartmel Priory CofE SchoolSecondaryLA11 7SAOpen
    Dallam SchoolSecondaryLA7 7DDOpen
    Dowdales SchoolSecondaryLA15 8AHOpen
    Furness AcademySecondaryLA13 9BBOpen
    • Appleby Grammar School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      CA16 6XU
      Status
      Open
    • Cartmel Priory CofE School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      LA11 7SA
      Status
      Open
    • Dallam School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      LA7 7DD
      Status
      Open
    • Dowdales School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      LA15 8AH
      Status
      Open
    • Furness Academy
    Croftlands Infant School
    Distance
    689 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Dale Street Infant and Nursery School
    Distance
    971 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Church Walk CofE Primary School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Sandside Lodge School
    Distance
    1.6 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Pennington CofE School
    Distance
    2.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Low Furness CofE Primary School
    Distance
    4.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    LA13 9BB
    Status
    Open