Victoria Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–7 · Barrow-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness
Victoria Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Barrow-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness for ages 2–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 18 April 2024. Westmorland and Furness has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Oxford Street, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 5QN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Pupils on roll
- 228 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 18 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils, including children in the early years, arrive at school happy and ready to learn.”
- “Staff greet them with a warm smile each morning.”
- “Pupils know that adults are there to look after them and to help with any problems that they may have.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, the school is still working to identify the specific knowledge and vocabulary that the pupils should learn in each year group.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 53 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 52 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2026, as Westmorland and Furness published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Westmorland and Furness.
- Victoria Academy 0.2 mi Outstanding
- St Paul's CofE Junior School 0.3 mi School remains Good
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Newbarns Primary and Nursery School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Barrow 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ramsden Infant School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St James' CofE Junior School 0.8 mi School remains Good