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Victoria Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–7 · Community school
Oxford Street, Barrow-in-Furness LA14 5QN · victoriainfantsbarrow.co.uk · 01229 812537
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2024
- Last distance offered
- 2.00 mi
- 3.22 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Westmorland and Furness Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 228
- 48 over 180 places · 127%
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 3.8%
- First language not English
- 7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 2.00 mi (3.22 km) from the school. Source: Westmorland and Furness Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 53 families put the school first and 58 places were offered; 98% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 58 | 53 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 47 | 41 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 51 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 42 | 36 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 50 | 42 | 0.8 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.00 mi3.22 km | |
The council gives the furthest distance offered to the nearest half mile and says the cut-off was based on distance.
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 April 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Victoria Infant and Nursery School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 17 Apr 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (20 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 20
- 9% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 20% who had a child bullied