Victoria Junior School

State-Funded School

victoria-junior-school-cumberland-north-west

North WestRegion

CumberlandLocal Authority

Whitehaven and WorkingtonConstituency

CA14 2REPostcode

1.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Victoria Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Cumberland, North West.

It currently serves 311 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 27%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 101
Maths score: 96

Ethnicity

White

83%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

311

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

35%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 311
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
2 Mar 2025	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
16 Nov 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.