Victoria Primary Academy

Victoria Primary Academy has made significant improvements since its last inspection, moving from a grade of Requires Improvement to a current grade of Good in all inspected categories. The school prides itself on nurturing a positive environment where pupils feel proud and respected. Leaders demonstrate a commitment to strengthening relationships with the wider community and maintaining clear expectations for all pupils, which leads to a calm and orderly school atmosphere. The curriculum, especially in core subjects like English and mathematics, is effectively designed to facilitate learning and retention, although room for improvement exists in ensuring that reading materials align with pupils' phonics knowledge.

Strengths

• Pupils are proud of their school and its improvements.
• Strong leadership fosters a positive school environment.
• Well-structured curriculum supports learning across age ranges.
• Emphasis on systematic reading routines starts from early years.
• Effective support mechanisms for pupils with SEND.
• High expectations lead to good behaviour and orderliness.

Areas for Improvement

• Some reading books do not match phonics knowledge, hindering fluency.
• Assessment processes in foundation subjects need further development.

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 Primary Academy attended 93.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 23.4% 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, 0.3% of pupils at Victoria Primary Academy 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 Primary Academy had 19.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.1% 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, 27.0% of pupils at Victoria Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.2% 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 2024–25 Victoria Primary Academy received £8,928 and spent £8,471 for each of its 364 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £606,000 (£1,665 per pupil).

Across all 25 schools of Wellspring Academy Trust, income was £12,764 and spending £12,663 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Leeds · Leeds local authority: places and applications

Victoria Primary Academy is part of Wellspring Academy Trust, which runs 25 schools. The nearest others:

• Ebor Gardens Primary Academy Leeds
• Springwell Leeds Academy Leeds
• Penny Field School Leeds
• Elements Primary School Leeds
• Bramley Park Academy Leeds
• Green Meadows Academy Leeds
• The Forest School Knaresborough
• Joseph Norton Academy Huddersfield
• Springwell Special Academy Barnsley
• Parkside School Bradford

What is Victoria Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Victoria Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was Victoria Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Victoria Primary Academy was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Victoria Primary Academy have?

Victoria Primary Academy has 363 pupils on roll.

What age range does Victoria Primary Academy cover?

Victoria Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Victoria Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Victoria Primary Academy?

Victoria Primary Academy is at Ivy Avenue, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 9ER.