Ulverston Victoria High School, Ulverston

In its own words: "We are an 11-18 school in the lovely Cumbrian market town of Ulverston, surrounded by fells and beaches on the scenic Furness Peninsula. Students, teachers, parents and governors regularly express their pride in their school. Our students of all abilities and backgrounds, come from communities across the area."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include dance and drama.

In 2026, pupils at Ulverston Victoria High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.8 in Westmorland and Furness and 47 across England.

44% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 41% in Westmorland and Furness and 47% in England.

That is up from 46.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.11: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 36.2, against 50.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 157 families put Ulverston Victoria High School as their first choice and 248 named it as one of their preferences, for 160 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Ulverston Victoria High School are Dowdales School (4.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.1); St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow (5.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38.5); and Chetwynde School (5.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38.5).

Ulverston Victoria High School's 2026 results were higher than all 3 of them.

17 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Ulverston Victoria High School (as of September 2025): 77% would recommend the school, 88% say their child is happy there and 75% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (88%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (65%).

Of the 194 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 80% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 34% to a further education college, 12% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 141 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 46% went on to university or other higher education, 16% to apprenticeships and 23% into work. 25% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

13.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Ulverston Victoria High School had 99 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Station Entrance, about 410 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Victoria High School (at), 70 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 63 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Westmorland and Furness (11), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Ulverston Victoria High School issued 181 suspensions, 13.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Ulverston Victoria High School are St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston (0.1 miles); Sir John Barrow School (0.4 miles); Croftlands Infant School (0.4 miles); and Croftlands Junior School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.