Victoria Junior School

Primary
Local authority maintained
Ages 7 to 11

Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good

Victoria Road, Workington, CA14 2REOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Victoria Junior School is a primary school in Workington for ages 7 to 11. It is one of the 178 schools in Cumberland. It ranks 111th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 14 January 2025, report published 2 March 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education: Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

71 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths29%

29%, 33 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths0%

0%, 8 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score101

101, 5 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score99

99, 6 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score99

99, 6 below the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

311 pupils on roll, with places for 330

Eligible for free school meals35.4%

35.4%, 8.9 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language12.2%

12.2%, 9.4 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support21.5%

21.5%, 6.7 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan5.1%

5.1%, 0.9 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Victoria Junior School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Victoria Infant and Nursery School	0.1 miles	Ofsted judgements: Good	Not published
St Michael's Nursery and Infant School	0.5 miles	Ofsted: Good	Not published
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School	0.6 miles	Ofsted: Good	53% met the expected standard
Ashfield Infant & Nursery School	0.6 miles	Ofsted: Outstanding	Not published
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Workington	0.6 miles	Ofsted: Good	47% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Community school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 7 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Nursery classes: No
Headteacher: Mrs Pauline Robertson
Phone: 01900606053
Website: victoriaschool.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Victoria Road, Workington, CA14 2RE
Local authority: Cumberland
URN: 112145

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.