Ulverston Victoria High School
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Ulverston Victoria High School (UVHS) is a Mathematics and Computing Specialist school
in the town of Ulverston
, Cumbria
, Northern England
.
and takes its students from the local area as well as some from Barrow-in-Furness
, Grange-over-Sands
and Coniston
. The school has a successful Sixth Form
drawing students from a large area.
crown for the last 15 years. In 2006 the school took both 1st and 3rd place in the Large Secondary School category. The orienteering team have come back from the 2006 World Schools Orienteering Championship with 4th, 7th and 5th places for their three teams. The School Orienteering team also has trips to Scandinavia, where the students get to compete in Sweden for five days. This event is one of the biggest orienteering events in the world, attracting in excess of 20,000 competitors.
Read more news on the UVHS Orienteering Club Blog.
The Ensembles Consist Of;
Brass Ensemble,
Clarinet Choir,
Choir,
Swing Band,
Wind Band,
Jazz Combo,
Flute Choir,
String Quartet, Sax Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, String Orchestra, Junior Band, Primary Orchestra, Jazz Quintet, Show Band and much more
allows students an opportunity to link up and discuss with people from another culture. The school also has a linking with Brondesbury College
, a Muslim school in North West London to break down barriers and build bridges between the two very different cultures.
Specialist school
The specialist schools programme was a UK government initiative which encouraged secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas of the curriculum to boost achievement. The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust was responsible for the delivery of the programme...
in the town of Ulverston
Ulverston
Ulverston is a market town and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria in north-west England. Historically part of Lancashire, the town is located in the Furness area, close to the Lake District, and just north of Morecambe Bay....
, Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
, Northern England
Northern England
Northern England, also known as the North of England, the North or the North Country, is a cultural region of England. It is not an official government region, but rather an informal amalgamation of counties. The southern extent of the region is roughly the River Trent, while the North is bordered...
.
Ofsted
Ulverston Victoria High School has been graded as an "Outstanding School" in its recent Section 5 Inspection.Admissions
It is a comprehensive schoolComprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
and takes its students from the local area as well as some from Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness is an industrial town and seaport which forms about half the territory of the wider Borough of Barrow-in-Furness in the county of Cumbria, England. It lies north of Liverpool, northwest of Manchester and southwest from the county town of Carlisle...
, Grange-over-Sands
Grange-over-Sands
Grange-over-Sands is a town and civil parish by the sea – with a wide tidal range, hence the "sands" name – in Cumbria, England. Historically, Grange-over-Sands was part of the County of Lancashire until 1974, when Cumbria was created under Local Government re-organisation which absorbed the area...
and Coniston
Coniston, Cumbria
Coniston is a village and civil parish in the Furness region of Cumbria, England. It is located in the southern part of the Lake District National Park, between Coniston Water, the third longest lake in the Lake District, and Coniston Old Man; about north east of Barrow-in-Furness.-Geography and...
. The school has a successful Sixth Form
Sixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
drawing students from a large area.
Sport
The school's most notable sporting achievements include winning the BSOA Large Secondary School OrienteeringOrienteering
Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...
crown for the last 15 years. In 2006 the school took both 1st and 3rd place in the Large Secondary School category. The orienteering team have come back from the 2006 World Schools Orienteering Championship with 4th, 7th and 5th places for their three teams. The School Orienteering team also has trips to Scandinavia, where the students get to compete in Sweden for five days. This event is one of the biggest orienteering events in the world, attracting in excess of 20,000 competitors.
Read more news on the UVHS Orienteering Club Blog.
Music
The UVHS Wind Band (Conducted by Richard Butler The Head Of Music At UVHS) has played internationally, 2007 playing at Prague and last year playing in Austria (Saltzburg). The UVHS Wind Band are touring to The Black Forest, Germany in this year.The Ensembles Consist Of;
Brass Ensemble,
Clarinet Choir,
Choir,
Swing Band,
Wind Band,
Jazz Combo,
Flute Choir,
String Quartet, Sax Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, String Orchestra, Junior Band, Primary Orchestra, Jazz Quintet, Show Band and much more
Culture
The school's Mexico LinkMexico Link
The Ulverston Victoria High School Mexico Link is a link between Ulverston Victoria High School and Secundaria Tecnica #44 Francisco Villa...
allows students an opportunity to link up and discuss with people from another culture. The school also has a linking with Brondesbury College
Brondesbury College
Brondesbury College for Boys is a secondary faith school for boys located in Brent, London, England. Opened by Dr Yusuf Islam in 1997 the school has come under much change since then...
, a Muslim school in North West London to break down barriers and build bridges between the two very different cultures.
Ulverston Grammar School
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from 1967–87 - Sir Wilfrid Burns CB CBE, town planner
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from 1988–98 - Prof Sheila Crispin, President of the Royal College of Veterinary SurgeonsRoyal College of Veterinary SurgeonsThe Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons is the regulatory body for veterinary surgeons in the United Kingdom. Established in 1844 by Royal Charter, its statutory duties are laid out in the 1966 Veterinary Surgeons Act.-Role:...
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(& the GPO) from 1975–83 - Richard ParsonsRichard Parsons (author)Richard Parsons of Broughton-in-Furness, Lancashire, England is a former teacher and the author of a series of best-selling GCSE study guides...
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from 1992–2005 - Prof Arthur Porter, Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of TorontoUniversity of TorontoThe University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
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, nurse, Chief Nursing Officer in the DHSS from 1958–72 - Ronald Raven OBE, surgeon, brother of Kathleen
- Michael Reilly, Director of the British Trade and Cultural Office in Taiwan since 2005
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from 1991–2000, and President of the British Institute of Persian Studies from 1993-6 - Prof Peter Ross, Professor of Engineering at the University of CambridgeUniversity of CambridgeThe University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
from 1970-4 - Rt Rev Martin WhartonMartin WhartonJohn Martin Wharton CBE is a British Anglican bishop. He is the current Bishop of Newcastle.Wharton was born in Ulverston, Lancashire, the son of John Wharton and Marjorie Skinner. He was educated at Ulverston Grammar School and Van Mildert College, Durham where he graduated with a Bachelor of...
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1986-present