Ulverston Victoria High School
Springfield Road, Ulverston, LA12 0EB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Hardwick
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,310
- Pupils on roll
- 1,319
- URN
- 112385
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01229483900
About this school
Ulverston Victoria High School is a community secondary school in Ulverston. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,319 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ulverston Victoria High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 214 | 194 | 209 |
| Attainment 8 score | 51.2 | 48.8 | 46.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.12 -0.07 to +0.31 | -0.11 -0.32 to +0.09 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 45.4% | 37.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% | 74.7% | 60.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 25% | 27.8% | 34% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ulverston Victoria High 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 | Westmorland and Furness average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51.2 | 37.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.8 | 40 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.8 | 41.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,339 |
| 2023/24 | 1,338 |
| 2024/25 | 1,336 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ulverston Victoria High School compares
Ulverston Victoria High School ranked 9th of 20 secondary schools in Westmorland and Furness for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 65% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.8 | 9.4% | 14.3% | 1,319 | — |
| Dowdales School | 41.8 | 9.5% | 21.2% | 877 | 4.2 miles |
| Cartmel Priory CofE School | 47.2 | 5.9% | 15.3% | 371 | 5.9 miles |
| St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow | 34.6 | 9.8% | 29.1% | 624 | 5.9 miles |
| Furness Academy | 42.4 | 9.3% | 29.9% | 1,187 | 6.8 miles |
| Millom School | 44.9 | 8.2% | 22.7% | 476 | 7.3 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.3%
- English as an additional language
- 3.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.36%
- Persistent absence
- 24.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dowdales School4.2 miles
Secondary · Dalton-in-Furness
-
Cartmel Priory CofE School5.9 miles
Secondary · Grange-over-Sands
-
St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow5.9 miles
Secondary · Barrow-in-Furness
-
Furness Academy6.8 miles
Secondary · Barrow-in-Furness
-
Millom School7.3 miles
Secondary · Millom
Other schools in Ulverston
- Church Walk CofE Primary School Primary
- Croftlands Infant School Primary
- Croftlands Junior School Primary
- Leven Valley CofE Primary School Primary
- Lindal and Marton Primary School Primary
- Low Furness CofE Primary School Primary
- Pennington CofE School Primary
- Penny Bridge CofE School Primary
- Sir John Barrow School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston Primary
- Sandside Lodge School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Ulverston Victoria High School teach?
- Ulverston Victoria High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Ulverston.
- Who is the headteacher of Ulverston Victoria High School?
- The headteacher of Ulverston Victoria High School is Mr Matthew Hardwick, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ulverston Victoria High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ulverston Victoria High 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 Ulverston Victoria High School?
- Ulverston Victoria High School has 1,319 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Ulverston Victoria High School full?
- Ulverston Victoria High School has capacity for 1,310 pupils and 1,319 on roll (101%), so it is at or above 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 Ulverston Victoria High School a faith school?
- No. Ulverston Victoria High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Ulverston Victoria High School a selective school?
- No. Ulverston Victoria High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Ulverston Victoria High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 51.2 in 2022/23 and 46.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ulverston Victoria High School compare with other schools in Westmorland and Furness?
- Ulverston Victoria High School ranked 9th of 20 secondary schools in Westmorland and Furness for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 65% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ulverston Victoria High School's absence rate?
- Ulverston Victoria High School's overall absence rate is 9.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ulverston Victoria High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ulverston Victoria High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.