UVHS is a comprehensive school and takes its pupils from the local area as well as from Barrow-in-Furness, Grange-over-Sands and Coniston.

[1] The orienteering team came back from the 2017 World Schools Orienteering Championship with a silver medal for the junior girls team and individual gold and silver medals for Year 9 pupil, Merryn Stangroom.

The band regularly tours abroad, including Italy, Spain, Czech Republic, Germany, Austria, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Salzburg and the Netherlands.

Richard Butler, head of music, was awarded an MBE in the New Years Honours list 2018.

[7] (Includes Ulverston Grammar School and Victoria Secondary Modern)