Victoria Junior School, Leeds

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 711

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~442m)Possible (~632m)Unlikely (~822m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Amanda Burrow
Pupils:97 / 150 capacity
LA:Leeds
Phone:01133932926
Address:Cornwall Crescent, Wood Lane, Leeds, LS26 0RA
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
-

Overall

Inspected 16 May 2023View full report
URN:107851
UKPRN:10079876
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Wakefield and Rothwell
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Victoria Junior School excels at building positive relationships with pupils and families, creating a happy, caring learning environment where children thrive. Teachers know their pupils well as individuals and use engaging, well-planned lessons that motivate them to learn. The school has made impressive improvements in pupils' achievement, particularly in reading and mathematics, and is successfully helping pupils with additional needs and disadvantaged backgrounds make good progress.

Key Strengths

  • Pupils make good progress and reach above-average standards in reading and mathematics by end of Key Stage 2
  • Teaching is good with very good relationships between teachers and pupils
  • Strong leadership from headteacher who holds teachers accountable for pupil progress
  • School has successfully strengthened writing since last inspection with rising standards
  • Caring school where teachers know children well as individuals

Areas for Improvement

  • Not enough teaching is outstanding to accelerate pupil progress, particularly in writing
  • Too much time spent on planning written work means some units of work take too long to complete
  • Not enough pupils making better than expected progress in writing
  • Middle leaders new to their roles need better understanding of achievement in their subjects

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective - pupils say they feel safe and well cared for, and behaviour and safety is rated good.

Victoria Junior School is a good school where pupils' achievement in reading, writing and mathematics has improved significantly over the past three years. Teachers have very good relationships with pupils and the school provides a caring environment where pupils feel safe and behave well.

At a Glance

47.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+31ppMaths+12ppWriting-4pp

Reading has improved from 42% to 73%. Maths has improved from 47% to 59%. Writing has declined from 55% to 51%.

Class Sizes

24.3

Avg class size

4

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Cotswold Drive
143m · 2 min walk
Spibey Lane
198m · 3 min walk
Haigh Side Drive
212m · 3 min walk
Manor Road Shops
228m · 4 min walk
Rothwell Haigh School
297m · 5 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

65%

Available places

97 pupils

150 capacity

53 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Leeds

Low pressure
New homes approved:6,316
Projected new pupils:1,579

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Leeds

Admissions Demand - Leeds

Low demand0.81x oversubscription

Places available

10,239

Applications

8,283

Got 1st preference

93.1%

Got preferred school

99.3%

Primary admissions across Leeds (2025/26)

Inspection History(6)

16 May 2023
20 February 2018
Leadership & ManagementGood
5 March 2014
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

7.18895%

Overall absence

22.85714%

Persistent absence

140

Enrolments

Authorised2.93682%
Unauthorised4.25213%
Persistent (10%+)22.85714%
Severe (50%+)0.71429%

Absence trend

3.99492%
18/19
3.1861%
20/21
6.86859%
21/22
5.8806%
22/23
6.51015%
23/24
7.18895%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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