Victoria Park Junior School

Victoria Park Junior School is performing well overall, graded as good in its latest Ofsted inspection after a significant ten-year gap since its last inspection, which was outstanding. The school provides a welcoming environment where pupils demonstrate respect and high standards of behaviour. They receive excellent support, particularly those with special educational needs, and show strong progress across the curriculum. There is a focus on broadening pupils' experiences through various extracurricular clubs and activities, contributing positively to their personal development. However, the report highlights areas for improvement, particularly in clarifying essential curriculum knowledge and vocabulary in some subjects, which affects pupils' understanding and retention. The school needs to better ensure that all staff rigorously check pupils' knowledge to support their learning effectively. Despite these concerns, the overall atmosphere and leadership of the school remain strong, with governors actively engaging in supporting the school's initiatives.

Strengths

• Outstanding behaviour and attitudes among pupils
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs
• Effective systems in place for safeguarding
• Ambitious curriculum that promotes high expectations
• Pupils benefit from a wide range of extracurricular activities
• Well-trained staff consistently deliver the phonics programme
• Pupils are engaged in their learning and contribute to school improvements

Areas for Improvement

• Lack of clarity in a small number of subjects regarding vocabulary and essential knowledge
• Some pupils have gaps in knowledge due to insufficient staff checks on understanding
• Inconsistent assessment practices across subjects

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Victoria Park Junior School attended 96.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Victoria Park Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Victoria Park Junior School had 19.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 20.0% of pupils at Victoria Park Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Victoria Park Junior School received £7,341 and spent £7,383 for each of its 230 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £133,000 (£578 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Victoria Park Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Victoria Park Junior School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Victoria Park Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Victoria Park Junior School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Victoria Park Junior School have?

Victoria Park Junior School has 230 pupils on roll.

What age range does Victoria Park Junior School cover?

Victoria Park Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Victoria Park Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Victoria Park Junior School?

Victoria Park Junior School is at Davyhulme Road East, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0XZ.