Ulverston Victoria High School
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| Headteacher | Mr Denis Fay |
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| Specialism | Maths and Computing College |
| Location | Springfield Road Ulverston Cumbria LA12 0EB England |
| Local authority | Cumbria |
| DfE URN | 112385 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1289 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | www.ulverstonvictoria.cumbria.sch.uk |
Coordinates: 54°11′18″N 3°05′40″W / 54.18842°N 3.09444°W
Ulverston Victoria High School (UVHS) is a Mathematics and Computing Specialist school in the town of Ulverston, Cumbria, Northern England.
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[edit] Ofsted
Ulverston Victoria High School has been graded as an "Outstanding School" in its recent Section 5 Inspection.[1]
[edit] Admissions
It is a comprehensive school 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.
[edit] History
Ulverston Victoria High School was formed by the 1969 amalgamation of the Victoria Secondary Modern located by Ford Park and Ulverston Grammar (1903) located on Springfield Road. After the amalgamation the former Victoria Secondary Modern site was known locally as "Lower School", and the Grammar School site as "Upper School". Up to the early 1990s the Lower School site was used primarily for pupils in senior years 1-3, the Upper School for years 4-5 and the 6th form college. In 1995 the Lower School site was closed and all pupils transferred to the Springfield Road site.
[edit] Sport
The school's most notable sporting achievements include winning the BSOA Large Secondary School Orienteering crown for the last 15 years.[2] 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.[3] 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.
[edit] 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
[edit] Culture
The school's Mexico Link 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.
[edit] Alumni
[edit] Includes Ulverston Grammar School and Victoria Secondary Modern
- Prof Frank Benson OBE, Professor of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Sheffield from 1967–87
- Sir Wilfrid Burns CB CBE, town planner
- John Burrow CBE, Chief Constable of Essex Police from 1988–98
- Prof Sheila Crispin, President of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons from 2006-7
- Prof Brian T. Heaton, Grant Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Liverpool from 1985-97
- Francis Arthur Jefferson VC, (1921-1982)
- Bryan Martin, Radio 4 announcer
- Charles May, Director of Research at British Telecom (& the GPO) from 1975–83
- Richard Parsons, educational study guide author and founder and owner of CGP
- William Pearsall, Quain Professor of Botany at University College London from 1944–57, President of the Institute of Biology from 1957-8
- Colin Pickthall, Labour MP for West Lancashire from 1992–2005
- Prof Arthur Porter, Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto from 1961–76
- Dame Kathleen Raven, 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
- Prof Michael Rogers, Khalili Professor of Islamic Art at the School of Oriental and African Studies 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 Cambridge from 1970-4
- William Basil Weston VC, (1924-1945)
- Rt Rev Martin Wharton, Bishop of Newcastle since 1997
- Dr Roger Whitehead CBE, food scientist, President of the Nutrition Society from 1989–92
- John Eccleston, puppeteer, writer, presenter and actor
[edit] References
- ^ "Section 5 inspection report.". http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_reports/display/(id)/133526. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
- ^ "British Schools Orienteering Association". http://www.bsoa.org. Retrieved 2006-12-21.
- ^ "ISF 2006 - TEAM COMPETITION - TOTAL RESULTS". 2006-04-27. http://www.isfsports.org/sports/default.asp?id=943. Retrieved 2006-06-23.
[edit] External links
- Ulverston Victoria High School - UVHS
- Ulverston Victoria High School Sixth Form
- Ulverston Sixth Form Alumni
- Orienteering Club Website
- UVHS Mexico Link Website
- EduBase
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