Victoria Infant and Nursery School
Community primary school in Barrow-in-Furness (Westmorland and Furness).
Location
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Welcome to the Victoria Infant & Nursery School website. We hope this website will give you an insight into our school and provide parents, carers, pupils and the wider community with regular updated information. We are extremely proud of our school where we have dedicated staff, happy children, good facilities, and high expectations.
We believe that school should be a place where children are enthused and motivated in their learning. We value each child as a unique individual and aim to give all children the best possible start to their education, enabling them to become successful learners within a safe, happy and caring environment.
We recognise the need to develop effective partnerships with all parents and carers and understand that choosing a school for your child is very important. We hope that our website gives you an introduction to Victoria Infant & Nursery School and provides some of the information you are looking for.
Please feel free to contact the school directly to arrange a visit and I will be happy to show you around.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 112210
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Mills | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew Messenger | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mr Martin Cooper | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Rachael Thomas | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Phillip Moody | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Salena Kyle | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sarah Taylor | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Hayleigh Dowsett | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Lindsay Grayless | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 |
| Miss Victoria White Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
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