Victoria Infant and Nursery School
Islay Place, Workington, CA14 3XB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Associate Headteacher
- Mrs Victoria Hepburn-Fish
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 320
- Pupils on roll
- 251
- URN
- 112144
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01900601489
About this school
Victoria Infant and Nursery School is a community primary school in Workington. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 251 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Victoria Infant and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Victoria Infant and Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 312 |
| 2023/24 | 300 |
| 2024/25 | 300 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Victoria Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.3% | 24.2% | 251 | — |
| Victoria Junior School | 29% | 5% | 39.4% | 311 | 0.1 miles |
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Workington | 47% | 5% | 46.8% | 183 | 0.5 miles |
| Ashfield Infant & Nursery School | — | 4.7% | 13.1% | 200 | 0.6 miles |
| St Michael's Nursery and Infant School | — | 6.3% | 32.1% | 117 | 0.6 miles |
| Westfield Nursery and Primary School | 64% | 6.7% | 66.4% | 160 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.24%
- English as an additional language
- 7.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.25%
- Persistent absence
- 7.09%
Location
Nearby schools
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Victoria Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Workington
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St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Workington0.5 miles
Primary · Workington
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Ashfield Infant & Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Workington
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St Michael's Nursery and Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Workington
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Westfield Nursery and Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Workington
Other schools in Workington
- Ashfield Infant & Nursery School Primary
- Ashfield Junior School Primary
- Beckstone Primary School Primary
- Dean CofE School Primary
- Derwent Vale Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Distington Community School Primary
- Northside Primary School Primary
- Seaton Academy Primary
- Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School Primary
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Workington Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Michael's Nursery and Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Victoria Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Victoria Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Workington.
- Who is the associate headteacher of Victoria Infant and Nursery School?
- The associate headteacher of Victoria Infant and Nursery School is Mrs Victoria Hepburn-Fish, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Victoria Infant and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Victoria Infant and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Victoria Infant and Nursery School?
- Victoria Infant and Nursery School has 251 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Victoria Infant and Nursery School full?
- Victoria Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 320 pupils and 251 on roll (78%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Victoria Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Victoria Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Victoria Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Victoria Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What is Victoria Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Victoria Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Victoria Infant and Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Victoria Infant and Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.