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Victoria Infant and Nursery School

Westmorland and Furness, LA14 5QNPrimaryAges 2–7MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Apr 2024
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
41 1st-choice / 47 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About Victoria Infant and Nursery School

Victoria Infant and Nursery School is a state primary for children aged 2 to 7, located in the Westmorland and Furness local authority. It sits within a competitive local landscape where the top-performing peers, according to a local ranking, are Yarlside Academy, St Mary's Catholic Primary School in Ulverston, and Staveley CofE School. The school is currently oversubscribed: for its 47 places in the 2025/26 intake, it received 89 total applications, with 41 of those coming from first-preference families. That gives an oversubscription ratio of 1.89, meaning nearly two families applied for every place. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Victoria Academy, just 0.3 km away, but Victoria Infant and Nursery School holds its own with a Good rating from Ofsted. It is one of 121 primary schools in the LA, of which only six are rated Outstanding, so Good is a solid standing in this area.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range2 to 7 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressOxford Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness, LA14 5QN
HeadteacherLindsay Grayless
Local AuthorityWestmorland and Furness
Number of Pupils226
Free School Meals (FSM)6.9%
School Capacity226 / 180 (126% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

18 Apr 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (18 Apr 2024): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 13 Mar 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
Outdoor PlaygroundGymnasiumSensory RoomPlaying FieldsForest SchoolChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

11

Sports

DanceTennisGymnasticsNetballAthleticsRounders

Clubs & Activities

Book ClubCodingChoirScience ClubFilm Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:45-08:45

After-school care

15:15-17:15

Source: victoriainfantsbarrow.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Victoria Infant and Nursery School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.