Victoria Academy

Academy converter·Primary school Barrow-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness·LA14 5NE
Composite score
53.9
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#5,837
National rank
#773
In North West
#29
In Westmorland and Furness
Top 40%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
65%
% achieving higher RWM
10%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
201
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
13.9%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
1.5%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.1%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
8.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.3
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,642
Typical primary: £6,960

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About Victoria Academy

Victoria Academy is a primary school in Barrow-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 201 pupils aged 7 to 11 attend the school. The school holds an 'Outstanding' judgement from Ofsted. 65% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 8.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 40% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 4.1%. There are about 22.3 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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