Victoria Academy
Primary schoolVictoria Academy is a primary school in Westmorland and Furness, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 209 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), February 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 28 February 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 65% of pupils at Victoria Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Westmorland and Furness and 62% in England.
10% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Westmorland and Furness | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Victoria Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, April 2024290 m
- St Paul's CofE Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2023. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)590 m
- St Pius X Catholic Primary School, BarrowPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)910 m
- Ormsgill Nursery and Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 24% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)980 m
- Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, December 2022. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- St James' CofE Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2022. 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Westmorland and Furness
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).