Victoria Academy
Devonshire Road, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 5NE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FURNESS EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Janine Pierce
- Sponsor
- Furness Education Trust
- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 220
- Pupils on roll
- 209
- URN
- 142247
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01229870812
About this school
Victoria Academy is a primary academy in Barrow-in-Furness. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 209 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Victoria Academy, 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 45 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 73% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 2% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 82% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 84% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 89% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Victoria Academy 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 | 58% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 57% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 56.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 203 |
| 2023/24 | 184 |
| 2024/25 | 201 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Victoria Academy compares
Victoria Academy ranked 38th of 98 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 3.7% | 13.9% | 209 | — |
| Victoria Infant and Nursery School | — | 3.8% | 8.3% | 228 | 0.2 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Junior School | 44% | 3.6% | 10.5% | 71 | 0.4 miles |
| St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Barrow | 48% | 4.4% | 35.1% | 210 | 0.6 miles |
| Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School | 24% | 6.1% | 63.9% | 156 | 0.6 miles |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 62% | 4.3% | 5.5% | 217 | 0.7 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)
- 13.93%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.65%
- Persistent absence
- 3.37%
Location
Nearby schools
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Victoria Infant and Nursery School0.2 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
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St Paul's CofE Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
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St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Barrow0.6 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
-
Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
-
Holy Family Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
Other schools in Barrow-in-Furness
Victoria Academy ranks 5th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Barrow-in-Furness.
- Barrow Island Community Primary School Primary
- Brisbane Park Infant School Primary
- Cambridge Primary School Primary
- Greengate Junior School Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary
- Newbarns Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Newton Village Academy Primary
- Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School Primary
- Parkside Academy Primary
- Ramsden Infant School Primary
- Roose School Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Victoria Academy teach?
- Victoria Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Barrow-in-Furness.
- Who is the headteacher of Victoria Academy?
- The headteacher of Victoria Academy is Mrs Janine Pierce, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Victoria Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Victoria Academy, 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 Academy?
- Victoria Academy has 209 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Victoria Academy full?
- Victoria Academy has capacity for 220 pupils and 209 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Victoria Academy a faith school?
- No. Victoria Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Victoria Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Victoria Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Victoria Academy part of an academy trust?
- Victoria Academy is part of FURNESS EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Victoria Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Victoria Academy compare with other schools in Westmorland and Furness?
- Victoria Academy ranked 38th of 98 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Victoria Academy's absence rate?
- Victoria Academy's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Victoria Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Victoria Academy'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 2 July 2026.